[Remote] Principal Software Engineer, Backend (Go)
Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Skool is a fast-growing, mission-driven company focused on education and community. They are seeking a highly experienced Backend Software Engineer to develop performant and scalable backend services in Go, collaborating with various stakeholders to design and implement new systems while maintaining existing services.
Responsibilities
- Solve technical problems of high scope and complexity
- Take full ownership designing, developing, testing, deploying, and maintaining Skool backend features, end-to-end
- Build and maintain internal tools and infrastructure
- Communicate and author architectural designs and requirements
- Maintain and advocate for high standards through code review and collaboration between yourself and other engineers
Skills
- You have significant professional experience with Go
- You have 8+ years of experience building high-performance, reliable systems in a complex and distributed environment
- You have worked on services using the following: PostgreSQL, Redis, Elasticsearch
- You have significant professional experience building and maintaining Web Services
- You have experience in database performance optimization, backend performance optimization, and debugging live production services
- You have a passion for writing maintainable and elegant code
Benefits
- Remote first
- Industry leading compensation
- Fully covered medical, dental & vision insurance (including dependents)
- 401(k) matching
Company Overview
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