Backend Developer, Remote

PGT Apps is a 11-person software shop in Mesa. The founders still answer support tickets. We are a small, self-funded team building a booking app for independent salons and tattoo studios.

We are creating this position because the workload has grown. PGT Apps is hiring for the Backend Developer, Remote position to build and run the APIs and services behind our web and mobile apps.

Main duties

• Implement background jobs and event consumers using Kafka, SQS or RabbitMQ
• Instrument services with metrics, structured logs and OpenTelemetry traces
• Design and build REST and gRPC APIs in Go, Java or Python
• Reduce cloud costs by right-sizing services and cleaning up unused resources

Minimum qualifications

• 3+ years of backend development experience in a production environment
• Working knowledge of message queues or streaming platforms
• Familiarity with Docker and CI/CD pipelines
• Experience designing and versioning HTTP APIs

What you get

Compensation: $135,000 - $160,000 annually

• Life insurance
• Flexible schedule
• Professional development budget
• $1,000 home office setup budget

No agencies or third-party recruiters, please.

If this sounds like a fit, apply with a resume. A cover letter is optional.

Start: Immediately.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at PGT Apps, Inc..