# Backend Engineer

**Company:** [Oneleet](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/oneleet)
**Location:** Remote
**Role:** Backend Engineering
**Experience:** 5+ years
**Skills:** Go, REST APIs, Postgres, gRPC, TypeScript, SaaS Platforms, Distributed Tracing, Observability, Third-Party Api Integration, Workflow Engines
**Posted:** 2026-05-28

> Backend Engineer building and optimizing Go-based services, PostgreSQL schemas, and integrations for a fast-growing cybersecurity compliance platform.

## Job Description

## Key Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain backend services and APIs in Go
- Design and optimize PostgreSQL schemas and queries for high-volume data
- Build reliable orchestration and integration layers across internal and third-party systems
- Implement metrics, distributed tracing, and observability across services
- Collaborate with the Engineering team on improving the overall Developer Experience
- Implement security best practices
- Collaborate with frontend, fullstack, and the broader engineering team

## Qualifications
- 5+ years of experience with Go and designing REST APIs
- Experience writing optimized PostgreSQL queries
- Comfortable building reliable integrations with third-party APIs and services
- Scrappy; prior startup experience and not afraid to get their hands dirty
- Pragmatic; knows how to build things fast without unnecessarily complicating things
- Expert time management; comfortable operating outside of the 9-5 mentality
- Comfortable wearing many hats and eagerly adjusts to shifting priorities
- Experience in (and thrives in) a fast-moving, start-up engineering environment
- Excellent communication skills across all levels of technical proficiency
- Experience with architecting, building and maintaining SaaS platform backends

## Bonus
- Experience with gRPC or similar tool
- Experience with TypeScript
- Experience with workflow engines or queue-based job orchestration
- Experience in the information security field
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or related field

## Perks & Benefits
- Comprehensive health & wellness benefits
- 20 days PTO per year, plus 8 floating holidays
- Remote work culture
- Team off-sites in stunning places (Amsterdam, Italy, etc.)
- Competitive compensation & equity

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