# Backend Engineer, Flag Delivery

**Company:** [Launchdarkly](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/launchdarkly)
**Location:** Remote
**Role:** Backend Engineering
**Salary:** $146k – $200k/yr
**Experience:** 3+ years
**Skills:** Go, Rust, Python, Java, AWS, Terraform, Datadog, Distributed Systems, Data Structures, Concurrency, API Design, Observability, testing, production operations, streaming infrastructure
**Posted:** 2026-08-12

> Builds and operates high-scale backend systems that deliver feature-flag configuration globally with low latency and high reliability. The role requires 3+ years of production software-engineering experience, backend programming skills, cloud familiarity, and comfort with observability and on-call operations.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Build, ship, and operate features and services in Flag Delivery's streaming and polling infrastructure.
- Own well-scoped projects end to end, including design, implementation, rollout, and ongoing operations.
- Investigate and fix production issues, participating in the team's on-call rotation with support.
- Write maintainable, well-tested code and participate in code and design reviews.
- Improve the observability and reliability of owned code.
- Collaborate with SDK Engineering, Data Platform, and product-engineering teams on cross-functional work.
- Develop depth in distributed systems and production operations with mentorship from senior engineers.

## Requirements
- 3+ years of professional software-engineering experience building production services.
- Proficiency in at least one backend language, such as Go, Rust, Python, or Java.
- Familiarity with a cloud platform, such as AWS or an equivalent.
- Strong fundamentals in data structures, concurrency, API design, and testing.
- Experience debugging production problems and willingness to participate in an on-call rotation.
- Working familiarity with observability tooling and the ability to read dashboards, logs, and traces.
- Ability to break down ambiguous tasks, ask effective questions, and drive work to completion.
- Clear written and verbal communication and interest in learning from feedback.

## Compensation and Benefits
- Zone 1: $171,200 - $235,400.
- Zone 2: $154,100 - $211,860.
- Zone 3: $145,500 - $200,090.
- Compensation varies based on skills, experience, and location.
- Benefits include restricted stock units, health, vision, dental, and mental health benefits.

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