# Software Engineer | Backend

**Company:** [Formal](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/formal)
**Location:** San Francisco, CA
**Role:** Backend Engineering
**Skills:** Go, Rust, Temporal, Kafka, Postgres, MySQL, Snowflake, Redshift, S3, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, AWS
**Posted:** 2025-08-19

> Build and scale a high-performance data security platform as a backend engineer. Design real-time data processing systems, develop features end-to-end, optimize performance and reliability using Golang, Rust, Kafka and cloud infrastructure.

## Job Description

## What you'll do
- Design and develop a high performance data platform that can handle large volumes of data in real-time
- Build new product features from start to finish through to research, implementation, and maintenance
- Help improve performance and reliability of net new and existing features
- Lead any initiative you think may have a strong impact on Formal
- Design scalable services as Formal grows and processes more traffic

## What You Need
- Software development experience building data-intensive software platforms
- Value code simplicity and performance
- Strong knowledge of Golang and experience with its ecosystem
- Experience with streaming data processing frameworks such as Apache Kafka and Google Pub/Sub
- Experience debugging and optimizing complex production systems
- Experience working in DBs, OS, networking, or other systems-level environments
- Experience with containerization technologies (Docker, ECS, or Kubernetes) and infrastructure as code technologies (Terraform)
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to work well within a team
- Strong problem solver with solid production debugging skills

## Nice-to-Haves
- Worked in a fast, high-growth startup environment before
- Experience using tools like Temporal and Render
- Extensive knowledge of datastore protocols (Postgres, S3, Kafka)
- Familiarity with cloud computing platforms, such as Azure or GCP

## Compensation
This role offers cash compensation and a stock options grant. The positioning of offers within a certain range depends on various factors, including: candidate experience, qualifications, skills, and business requirements.

## Benefits (for U.S.-based full-time employees)
- 100% medical, dental & vision insurance coverage for you
- Partially covered for your dependents
- Flexible PTO

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