Backend Engineer (Go)

Who we are:

Plotline HQ is a 6-person team running a niche online store for vintage audio parts. Product reviews happen on Thursdays, with demos of whatever shipped that week.

About the role:

Looking for a Backend Engineer (Go) who wants to stay somewhere for a while. We want someone who writes boring, reliable code and leaves good logs behind. This role is fully remote within the US. Weekday working hours, with room to shift your day when needed. You will need a reliable internet connection and a quiet place to work.

Day to day:

• Add caching with Redis where it actually helps, and remove it where it doesn't
• Instrument services with metrics, structured logs and OpenTelemetry traces
• Model data and write migrations for PostgreSQL, MySQL or DynamoDB
• Reduce cloud costs by right-sizing services and cleaning up unused resources
• Coordinate with frontend and mobile engineers on API contracts and versioning

What you bring:

• 2+ years of backend development experience in a production environment
• Proficiency in at least one of Go, Java, Kotlin, Python, C# or Node.js
• Hands-on experience with AWS, GCP or Azure services

Also helpful:

• NoSQL stores such as MongoDB, Cassandra or DynamoDB
• Prior work breaking up a monolith
• Elasticsearch or OpenSearch

What we offer:

Salary range: $171,000 - $190,000 a year

• Home office stipend
• Professional development budget
• Medical, dental and vision insurance
• Profit sharing
• Referral program
• Short- and long-term disability
• Dental insurance

Please include a short note on why this role interests you.

Start: Immediately.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Plotline HQ, LLC.