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Senior Backend Engineer

An early-stage startup disrupting the data privacy and cybersecurity market with patented technology empowering businesses and software engineers.
$150,000 - $190,000
Backend
Senior Software Engineer
Hybrid
5+ years of experience
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Description For Senior Backend Engineer

Ketch, an innovative early-stage startup, is revolutionizing the data privacy and cybersecurity market with its patented technology. We're seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to join our team in San Francisco, California, in a hybrid work environment. This role offers an exciting opportunity to build and scale large-scale systems using cloud-native approaches.

As a Senior Backend Engineer at Ketch, you'll be at the forefront of solving challenging problems in data privacy and security. Your primary responsibilities will include developing server-side components in Golang, co-owning our microservice architecture, and implementing robust data security and protection techniques. You'll work closely with stakeholders to understand and implement end-to-end solutions for our enterprise customers.

The ideal candidate should have a strong background in scalable distributed systems, experience with Golang (or similar languages like Java, Python, or Scala), and a deep understanding of domain-driven data modeling. Proficiency in cloud-native environments (AWS, GCP, Azure) and Kubernetes is essential. We're looking for someone who is passionate about best practices, automation, and continuously improving developer experience.

At Ketch, you'll have the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies, contribute to open-source communities, and make a significant impact on our SaaS production system. We offer a competitive salary range of $150,000 - $190,000 per year, plus equity and benefits. Join us in our mission to ensure privacy is respected as an essential human right through innovative technology solutions.

Last updated a year ago

Responsibilities For Senior Backend Engineer

  • Build solutions to solve enterprise customers' data privacy and security problems at scale
  • Take ownership of what you build and continuously improve and scale it
  • Develop server-side components primarily in Golang
  • Co-own and evolve a performing, fault-tolerant, highly secure microservice architecture
  • Master data security and data protection techniques
  • Work closely with stakeholders to understand use cases and solutions end-to-end
  • Be responsible for the well-being of the SaaS production system
  • Invent and reinvent how we build, deploy and operate
  • Keep abreast of technologies and tools, embrace and contribute to open source communities

Requirements For Senior Backend Engineer

Go
Java
Python
Scala
Kubernetes
Redis
Cassandra
PostgreSQL
  • Experience with scalable distributed systems
  • Experience building production systems and services in Golang (ideal) or Java/Python/Scala
  • Deep understanding of domain-driven data modeling
  • Experience with cloud-native environments (AWS, GCP, Azure)
  • Strong focus on tooling, best practices, and automation
  • Excellent communication and collaboration skills
  • Experience with mobile, web, and mixed environments
  • Proficiency with CI/CD tools, databases/storage systems, and version control
  • Ability to instrument, troubleshoot, and performance tune multi-tenant large scale Kubernetes deployments

Benefits For Senior Backend Engineer

Equity
  • Equity
  • Competitive salary range

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