Lead Backend Engineer

Traffic during holiday peaks can reach ten times normal levels, and the platform is built for it. Core hours are 10 to 3, and the rest of the day is flexible.

POSITION SUMMARY:

We are backfilling a position after an internal move. You'll work mostly on server-side code: services, queues, databases and the glue between them. Little to no frontend work. We want someone who writes boring, reliable code and leaves good logs behind. We are headquartered in Round Rock and have been hiring remotely since 2020. You will be employed through our employer-of-record partner in Pakistan, with a local contract and salary paid in Pakistani rupees. You will need at least 4 hours of overlap with US Central time. We use Slack, Notion and Google Meet. Cameras on for team calls.

WHAT YOU'LL DO:

• Model data and write migrations for PostgreSQL, MySQL or DynamoDB
• Reduce cloud costs by right-sizing services and cleaning up unused resources
• Instrument services with metrics, structured logs and OpenTelemetry traces
• Document APIs in OpenAPI and keep the docs current
• Containerize services with Docker and deploy them to Kubernetes or ECS
• Design and build REST and gRPC APIs in Go, Java or Python
• Coordinate with frontend and mobile engineers on API contracts and versioning
• Implement background jobs and event consumers using Kafka, SQS or RabbitMQ

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• 8+ years of backend development experience in a production environment
• Clear written communication, including design docs
• Working knowledge of message queues or streaming platforms
• Proficiency in at least one of Go, Java, Kotlin, Python, C# or Node.js
• Experience designing and versioning HTTP APIs
• Familiarity with Docker and CI/CD pipelines
• Hands-on experience with AWS, GCP or Azure services

NICE TO HAVE:

• Terraform or Pulumi
• Prior work breaking up a monolith
• Kubernetes, including Helm charts

Salary range: PKR 670,000 - PKR 860,000 a month

PERKS AND BENEFITS:

• Performance bonus
• Annual team retreat
• Monthly internet allowance
• 20 days paid time off

The posting will close once we have a strong shortlist.

Start: Within 30 days.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Round Rock Web.