Senior Backend Engineer (Remote)

Govcio LLC
1d$140,000 - $160,000Remote

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
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