Senior Backend Engineer

Customers who call us usually reach someone who wrote the code they are asking about.

Chicago Software is looking for a Senior Backend Engineer to join a small, steady team. This hire will help us split a large monolith into a handful of well-defined services without breaking anything customers rely on. Backend role focused on API design, data modeling and making slow things fast. This role is fully remote within the US. Hours are flexible, with one short team call each morning. You will need a reliable internet connection and a quiet place to work.

In this role you will

Implement background jobs and event consumers using Kafka, SQS or RabbitMQ. Containerize services with Docker and deploy them to Kubernetes or ECS. Document APIs in OpenAPI and keep the docs current. Review code for correctness, performance and failure handling. Handle on-call for services the team owns and lead incident follow-ups. Tune slow queries, add indexes and read query plans.

Requirements

5+ years of backend development experience in a production environment. Proficiency in at least one of Go, Java, Kotlin, Python, C# or Node.js. Working knowledge of message queues or streaming platforms.

Pluses

Prior work breaking up a monolith.

Compensation and benefits

Pay: $215,000 - $245,000 annually

Paid holidays. 401(k) with company match. Cell phone reimbursement. Gym membership reimbursement. Profit sharing. Referral program.

We are unable to sponsor visas for this position.

Start: Flexible.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Chicago Software.