Senior Backend Engineer (Golang)

About The Role

Backend engineers at Future operate at all levels -- building out core services, data pipelines, essential business systems, developer operations, and customer-facing features.

We’re responsible for the entirety of product surfaces across user and trainer experiences, and the initiatives we drive span across foundational core infrastructure to rapid feature iteration. Backend engineers work closely with several engineering teams & product managers to deliver the APIs, infrastructure, and scalability needed for every initiative.

Our team is focused on delivering high-performance, scalable backend systems that power our core services. We are looking for a Senior Backend Engineer with expertise in Golang and AWS to take our backend infrastructure to the next level. As a Senior Backend Engineer, you will be a key player in the design, development, and optimization of our backend services, one that is robust, secure, scalable, and efficient.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and test APIs for new products, features, and services.
• Maintain and optimize existing systems, with emphasis on database-related performance.
• Collaborate with other engineers across the stack as well as cross-functional stakeholders.
• Participate in code reviews, provide mentorship, and contribute to the continuous improvement of the development process.
• Keep up to date with the latest technologies and industry best practices, and encourage fellow engineers to do so.
• Serve as on-call engineer approximately one week per month, responsible for triaging incoming issues during non-working hours.

Requirements

• 5-7+ years of production development experience, specifically working on backend servers.
• Strong knowledge of Go, AWS, Docker (ECS), Postgres (RDS).
• Proven ability to employ software quality measures during development, such as unit/integration testing, monitoring, alerting.
• Experience managing Docker-based microservice architecture.
• Strong security principles, managing internal access points, and practicing the Principle of Least Privilege.
• Adaptable to shifting priorities in a startup, proven track record of cutting through asks and prioritizing projects.
• Experience working with ETL, with keen intuition for optimized database performance.

Compensation, Benefits & Life at Future

• Salary range: $138,000 - $190,000/year + equity.
• Health coverage: Comprehensive medical, vision, dental, and disability insurance + tax savings accounts.
• 401(k) plan
• Flexible Paid Time Off
• Future Membership: Enjoy our platform for free!
• Health, Wellness & Development: Health and fitness monthly stipend, access to a mental health platform, reimbursement for medical travel, and an annual learning & development stipend.
• Remote First: Employment eligible to employees located anywhere in the continental US. No travel required.
• Join a diverse, passionate & driven team of all backgrounds.
• Accelerated growth potential. We rapidly advance team members who have an outsized impact.