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# Software Engineer, Backend (Go) - All Genders

- **Company:** Leap LLC
- **Location:** Zurich, KS, United States (Remote available)
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Cloud Computing, Data Structures, Software Debugging, Distributed Systems, Event-Driven Programming, Java Web Services, Query Optimization, Data Streaming, Large Language Models, Backend, Event Driven Architecture, Kubernetes, Information Technology, Apache Kafka, Graphql, Docker, Microservices
- **Published:** July 23, 2026
- **Apply:** https://arc.dev/remote-jobs/j/redirect/p6uez79qsb

## About the Role

You'll thrive here if you are a builder who values customer impact as much as clean syntax.

 * The Foundation: A Bachelor's in Computer Science, a related technical field, or equal practical experience.
 * The Toolkit: Professional experience designing, building, and shipping production ready backend services in Go.
 * The System Thinking: You can read, debug, and understand multi language codebases. You can trace logic through existing Java services.
 * The Mindset: Hands on experience with distributed systems, microservices, and event driven architectures on Kafka.
 * The APIs: Experience designing and serving APIs, ideally GraphQL.

Nice to have:

 * The AI Edge: Advanced use of modern AI assisted engineering tools to safely speed up backend testing, generation, and architecture validation.
 * The Cloud: Experience with AWS, Docker, and Kubernetes.
 * The Fundamentals: A strong base in data structures, algorithms, and distributed system design.
 * The Location: You are based in Germany with full right to work. We cannot sponsor visas or support relocation at this time.

## Description

* Serve the APIs: Expose backend endpoints through GraphQL. Focus on efficient data fetching, query optimization, and clean integration with front end systems.
 * See the Whole System: Keep full visibility across the backend. Understand how Go and Java services connect across our distributed infrastructure.
 * Architect for Events: Build event driven solutions on Kafka for smooth data flow, system reactivity, and extreme reliability.
 * Ship with AI: Use LLM and agentic tools to move fast, while keeping total ownership and full understanding of the generated code.
 * Wrangle "Time": Tackle the fascinating logic of how Time is managed, processed, and presented across every global time zone.


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