Backend Architect – Golang

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Backend Architect leading Golang development for Point Wild's cybersecurity solutions. Designing scalable distributed systems and mentoring an engineering team while ensuring system reliability.

Responsibilities:

  • Define and evolve the architecture of our backend platform serving connections from millions of users
  • Design and build highly available distributed services in Golang while setting technical direction on scalability, reliability, and performance targets
  • Lead code reviews and champion testing discipline, clean architecture, and engineering best practices across the team
  • Partner with the SDK team to integrate client features cleanly into backend systems and deliver end-to-end functionality
  • Mentor engineers and grow the technical depth of the team while collaborating with security, infrastructure, and product teams
  • Drive the team to meet performance targets and ship reliable products that protect users at scale

Requirements:

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field.
  • 8+ years of backend engineering & architecture experience with 5+ years in Golang
  • Proven track record designing and operating distributed systems at scale with deep understanding of networking protocols (IP, TCP, UDP, HTTP/HTTPS, DNS)
  • Hands-on experience with VPN protocols (WireGuard, OpenVPN, IPsec), tunneling, NAT traversal, and low-latency networking
  • Production experience on AWS (EC2, EKS, S3, Aurora/RDS) with container technologies (Docker, Kubernetes) and strong Linux development background
  • Working knowledge of cryptography fundamentals, threat modeling methodologies, secure coding practices, and strong API design skills.

Benefits:

  • See your impact.
  • Solve real customer problems.
  • Accelerate your career.