Senior Server-Side Engineer

Bright Vision Technologies
United States
12 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Experience required
6 years minimum
Compensation
$100,000.0 - $150,000.0
Working hours
Regular working hours
Job source

Tech stack

Java (Programming Language) Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) C++ (Programming Language) Databases Distributed Systems NoSQL Open Source Technology Software Engineering Management of Software Versions Workflow Management Systems Istio Core Api
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Backend Kubernetes Information Technology Apache Kafka

Job description

We are seeking a Senior Server-Side Engineer focused on high-throughput platform development to design, build, and operate the foundational platforms and shared services that other engineering teams rely on to deliver their products. This role focuses on building backend platform capabilities - request routing, traffic management, data fan-out, caching layers, asynchronous job execution, and durable event processing - that must handle very high traffic volumes with predictable latency and minimal operational toil.

Requirements

Sponsorship: U.S. Citizens, Green Card Holders, EAD Holders, and H-1B transfer candidates are encouraged to apply. We are unable to sponsor new H-1B visa petitions for this position., * Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.

  • 6+ years of backend, platform, or software engineering experience.
  • Strong experience designing and building distributed systems and internal platforms.
  • Proficiency in Java, Go, Scala, Rust, or C++.
  • Hands-on experience with Kafka, Pulsar, NATS, or other event-driven technologies.
  • Strong knowledge of relational, NoSQL, and search databases.
  • Experience leading technical projects and collaborating across teams.
  • Excellent communication, documentation, and mentoring skills., * Experience with Kubernetes and platform engineering.
  • Contributions to open-source infrastructure projects.
  • Knowledge of service mesh, workflow orchestration, or platform APIs.
  • Experience with API versioning and backward compatibility.
  • Technical blogging, conference speaking, or other community contributions.

Benefits & conditions

4.2 Remote Remote $100,000 - $150,000 a year - Full-time

About the company

Bright Vision Technologies is a technology consulting and software development company delivering cloud, AI, data, and enterprise solutions across the United States. This is a fantastic opportunity to join an established and well-respected organization offering tremendous career growth potential.

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