Senior Backend Software Engineer (Go) Remote

Career Mentors, LLC • Seattle, WA

1d • $180,000 - $230,000 • Remote

About The Position

Our Client — Early-stage startup building secure enterprise-grade software.
You will
Architect & build secure, scalable distributed microservices
Design systems for high availability & enterprise workloads
Implement robust audit logging & observability
Design database schemas & write performant raw SQL
Build/maintain production CI/CD pipelines & Kubernetes deployments
Design/implement identity & access management integrations (OAuth, SAML, OIDC, WebAuthn)
Contribute to compliance practices (SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, CCPA)
Partner across product, design & engineering

Requirements

• 6–20 years backend engineering experience
• Strong in Go (preferred) or Java
• Excellent CS fundamentals
• Broad backend expertise: APIs, databases, distributed systems, infra
• Owned end-to-end systems in startup or major production at big tech
• Built secure, scalable architectures
• Experience with IAM protocols: OAuth 2.0, SAML, OIDC, WebAuthn
• Familiarity with PKI, certificate authorities, corporate IT/security (MDM, endpoint)
• Implemented production audit logging
• Strong CI/CD concepts & Kubernetes experience
• Database schema design & raw SQL
• Worked with compliance: SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, CCPA
• CS degree from top program

Nice To Haves

• Identity company experience (e.g., Okta, OneLogin)
• Built customer-facing identity/security infra (not just internal)

Responsibilities

• Architect & build secure, scalable distributed microservices
• Design systems for high availability & enterprise workloads
• Implement robust audit logging & observability
• Design database schemas & write performant raw SQL
• Build/maintain production CI/CD pipelines & Kubernetes deployments
• Design/implement identity & access management integrations (OAuth, SAML, OIDC, WebAuthn)
• Contribute to compliance practices (SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, CCPA)
• Partner across product, design & engineering

What This Job Offers

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