Senior Backend Engineer (Remote)

Govcio LLC

1d • $140,000 - $160,000 • Remote

About The Position

GovCIO is currently hiring for Senior Backend Engineer to own and evolve core backend services that power a secure, event-driven digital intake and processing platform. This position will be remote.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree and 12+ years (or commensurate experience).
• 10+ years of Backend engineering experience in production systems.
• Strong experience with relational databases and transactional data modeling.
• Proven track record designing event-driven or workflow-oriented systems.
• Deep familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and production operations.
• Language & Runtime: TypeScript, Node.js.
• Frameworks & Tooling: Modular service architecture, Jest (unit/BDD testing), Drizzle ORM.
• Data Layer: PostgreSQL, schema migrations, transactional workflows.
• Architecture: Event-driven pipelines, background workers, task queues, HITL (Human-in-the-Loop) workflows.
• Infrastructure: Docker, GitHub Actions CI/CD, AWS (EC2, SSM, ECR, IAM, S3, Route53).
• Auth & Identity: Keycloak, JWT-based authentication.
• Observability: Structured logging, metrics, operational diagnostics endpoints.
• Clearance Required: Ability to obtain and maintain a Suitability/Public Trust

Nice To Haves

• Experience working in regulated or high-assurance environments (government, finance, healthcare) is a strong plus.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain backend services in a modern TypeScript/Node.js ecosystem.
• Build and evolve event-driven pipelines, task orchestration, and asynchronous workflows.
• Own relational data modeling and migrations using PostgreSQL and ORM-based schema management.
• Develop robust APIs (REST and WebSocket) with clear versioning and backward-compatibility guarantees.
• Implement and enforce security, authentication, and authorization patterns appropriate for regulated environments.
• Partner closely with frontend, DevOps, and product stakeholders to translate requirements into durable backend solutions.
• Establish and uphold engineering standards around testing (unit, integration, BDD), code quality, and documentation.
• Diagnose and remediate production issues, including performance bottlenecks, data integrity issues, and deployment failures.
• Independently scope, design, and deliver complex backend features with minimal supervision.
• Make principled architectural decisions and clearly articulate tradeoffs to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Anticipate failure modes and design systems that degrade gracefully.
• Proactively identify technical debt and propose pragmatic remediation plans.
• Mentor mid-level engineers and raise the overall backend engineering bar.
• Operate comfortably in environments with compliance, auditability, and security constraints.

Benefits

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Corporate Discounts
• Learning & Development platform, to include certification preparation content
• Training, Education and Certification Assistance
• Referral Bonus Program
• Internal Mobility Program
• Pet Insurance
• Flexible Work Environment

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level