Backend Engineer (Go)

Porter is a Platform as a Service that runs in the user's own cloud. We allow users to deploy applications to their own AWS/GCP accounts by simply pointing at the code they want to run and automate devops from CI/CD to autoscaling. Under the hood, Porter runs on Kubernetes but abstracts away its complexity from the end user.

We are looking for a backend engineer who is a Go expert to join our growing team. You will be working on critical infrastructure components and helping shape our platform's architecture.

Key Responsibilities:

• Extend our API written in Go using native Kubernetes, Helm, and Docker client packages
• Improve reliability and scalability of our core platform services
• Enhance developer experience by expanding our CLI capabilities using cobra and viper
• Work on cluster and infrastructure provisioning services written in Go
• Implement custom Kubernetes controllers
• Help establish and maintain high code quality standards

What we're looking for:

• Strong expertise in Go programming language
• 1+ years of relevant experience
• Familiarity with Kubernetes and Helm APIs (preferred but not required)
• Ability to write high-quality, maintainable code
• Experience with distributed systems and cloud infrastructure
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced startup environment with shifting priorities
• Not looking for generalists - we want Go specialists who can make immediate impact

Tech Stack:

• Backend: Go, Kubernetes + Helm APIs
• Frontend: React, TypeScript
• Infrastructure: AWS, GCP

We are growing rapidly, having achieved 8x ARR growth since 2022 and reaching profitability in Q3 2022. This is an exciting opportunity to join an early-stage startup and help build our founding engineering team.

Our team is based in NYC but we are open to remote candidates who can work during ET business hours (9am-5pm). For NYC-based candidates, we offer flexible working arrangements.

Porter is open source - you can view our entire codebase on GitHub. We're looking for engineers who are passionate about developer tools and infrastructure.