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We build and operate distributed backend systems for enterprise clients: Go and TypeScript services, GraphQL APIs, and Kafka-based event streaming, running on AWS. If you want to build exceptional systems, take API design and data flow seriously, and have ideas on how to make delivery more collaborative, validation-driven, and swift, we want to work with you!\nCompensation: $120,000 to $190,000 annually, depending on experience, plus annual bonus opportunity.\nWHO YOU ARE\nYou're experienced building and running applications at the enterprise level, and you're comfortable owning both the code and how it behaves in production. You think about the whole system, from service internals and API contracts to the event streams and data stores behind them. You thrive when given opportunities to deliver real-world platforms as an integral team member, and you have the expertise to interface and communicate confidently with stakeholders.\nYou'll excel in this role at Bitovi if you have:\nStrong working knowledge of Go, including concurrency patterns, and practical experience with TypeScript/Node on the server. Experience with additional backend languages (Java, Python, C#, etc.) is a plus\n\nExperience designing and building GraphQL APIs: schema design, resolvers, and performance concerns (N+1, dataloaders, caching, pagination). 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Our collaborative approach is driven by validation to deliver the swiftest route to the most valuable solution.\nWe design and build high-profile applications and the infrastructure behind them, with tests, full docs, and a real deployment process. We run serious backend, data, and platform engineering practices for enterprise clients. We discuss and design architectures, review code, and research new technologies. We talk to our clients, guiding them through the process, identifying potential problems and unknowns, and tackling challenges.\nWe help one another freely. We keep a Slack channel called ask-help, which is constantly used. We develop new skills, build better developer tools, and work on new types of projects regularly.\nOur fully remote team comprises about 70 developers and designers. We welcome diversity and non-traditional paths into professions. We want the right person, not the right collection of tech keywords.\nWHAT YOU'LL DO AT BITOVI\nBuild durable systems. Design and implement Go and TypeScript services, GraphQL APIs, and Kafka-based event pipelines, and help clients adopt event streaming the right way, from first topic to production scale.\nLead modernization efforts. Plan and execute large-scale modernization efforts, moving services and data between platforms and clouds, with safety, observability, and minimal disruption as first-class requirements.\nOwn what you ship. Work with our platform engineers to run your services well on AWS and Kubernetes. Treat reliability, observability, and repeatability as part of the deliverable, not an afterthought.\nConsult and manage. Consult with clients to build outcome-driven applications and platforms, guiding them through the process, identifying potential problems and unknowns, and tackling challenges.\nTravel. This is a remote, full-time position that requires the ability to travel. We travel an average of 3 to 5 days every quarter, and we'll always do our best to work with your schedule.\nTeach. We'll discuss opportunities for you to present at conferences, attend and give training, plan and run meetups or local groups, and create various kinds of content in your expertise.\nBENEFITS WE OFFER\nCompetitive salary and annual bonus opportunity\n\nCompletely remote work with flexible hours\n\n401(k) matching\n\n4 weeks of paid time off in addition to 8 paid holidays\n\nHealth, dental, and vision insurance offerings\n\nPaid maternity and paternity leave\n\nSTD, LTD, and Life Insurance coverage\n\nHOW TO APPLY\nPlease share a resume or LinkedIn profile and answer the additional questions. Yes, we read through all the answers!\nPlease note that we are not interested in working with recruiters. All job offers are contingent on passing a background check. 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