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# Senior Backend Engineer (Platform & Distributed Systems)

- **Company:** Plan A Technologies
- **Location:** United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Continuous Integration, Distributed Systems, Python (Programming Language), Software Engineering, TypeScript, Google Cloud, Spring Cloud, Reliability of Systems, Backend, Kubernetes, Information Technology
- **Published:** July 31, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=96b2aa23dad6bf7b

## About the Role

Plan A Technologies is looking for an experienced Backend Engineer. In this role, you will contribute to key technology decisions. You bring expert-level industry skills in large-scale platform systems. You are a pragmatic technologist who designs and delivers scalable, resilient solutions while fostering collaboration and technical excellence.

Please note: you must have at least 5+ years of experience as Backend Engineer to be considered for this role., * BS in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent experience.

 * 5+ years of professional software development experience with a focus on large-scale systems.
 * Proficiency in one or more of the following languages: Go, Java, or Python. TypeScript familiarity is a bonus, but not required.
 * Experience building and operating large-scale services on a major cloud provider (AWS, GCP, Azure).
 * Strong understanding of cloud-native applications and Kubernetes architecture.
 * Proven ability to influence technical decision-making and lead complex projects.
 * Strong analytical thinking, problem-solving abilities, and excellent communication for cross-functional teamwork.
 * Excellent verbal and written English communication skills.
 * Initiative and drive to do great things.

Preferred Qualifications

 * Deep experience with modern, large-scale platform components and services (e.g., CI/CD pipelines, internal developer portals, service meshes).

## Description

* Contribute to the technical roadmap for our internal developer platform, championing open standards and a best-in-class developer experience.
 * Develop, scale, and maintain our platform's core features-including CI/CD, developer monorepos, experimentation/feature flags, and observability-to meet the quality and performance needs of the entire engineering organization.
 * Design, develop, and maintain high-quality internal tools and APIs to improve developer productivity. This includes building tools and services that guide engineers along the "golden path" for development and deployment.
 * Partner with internal engineering customers to understand pain points and translate them into improvements in system reliability, scalability, and quality across our entire ecosystem.
 * Design and develop advanced, automated systems to improve operational efficiency, including AI-driven workflows and the underlying systems that support them.
 * Drive operational excellence by establishing and refining standards for system reliability, performance, and monitoring, including SLAs and SLOs.


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