# Senior Backend Engineer (Go)

**Company:** [Bestow](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/bestow)
**Location:** Remote
**Role:** Backend Engineering
**Salary:** $145k – $171k/yr
**Experience:** 5+ years
**Skills:** Go, Distributed Systems, Microservices, Rest, gRPC, Openapi, Protocol Buffers, Docker, CI/CD, Ai Coding Tools, Unit Testing, Integration Testing
**Posted:** 2026-08-25

> Build and scale Go backend services for agent quoting, configuration, and application submission. The role requires 5+ years of backend experience, distributed systems and API design expertise, and the ability to provide architectural leadership while using AI coding tools effectively.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Build and scale **Go** services powering agent quoting, configuration, and application-submission tools used before checkout.
- Partner closely with application and checkout teams.
- Provide architectural leadership and propose technical direction.
- Resolve partner-specific edge cases as distribution partners and volume scale.
- Write unit and integration tests for shipped code.
- Conduct peer code reviews.
- Use AI coding tools such as Claude Code, Cursor, Copilot, and ChatGPT in daily engineering work.
- Encourage automation, CI/CD, and continuous improvement.

## Requirements
- 5+ years of professional backend software development experience.
- Professional experience with Go and ability to own services end to end.
- Experience with distributed systems or microservices.
- Experience designing APIs, including REST, gRPC, OpenAPI, and Protocol Buffers.
- Experience using Docker for local development.
- CI/CD experience as a standard engineering practice.
- Demonstrated fluency using AI tools in real engineering work.
- Ability to contribute to architectural and mentorship needs without a formal title.

## Compensation and Benefits
- Competitive salary and equity based on role.
- Flexible paid time off and parental leave.
- 100% paid-premium option for medical, dental, and vision insurance.
- Lifestyle stipend supporting physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing.
- Flexible work-from-home policy and remote work options.
- Access to a Dallas office for employees who prefer an office setting.
- Employee-led diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives.

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