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# Software Developer

- **Company:** The Ladders
- **Location:** United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $101,000.0 - $131,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Testing (Software), Clean Code Principles, JavaScript (Programming Language), Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Cloud Computing, Continuous Integration, Distributed Systems, NetFlow, Software Engineering, Syslog, Computer Network Technologies, Kubernetes, Apache Kafka, Golang, Microservices
- **Published:** August 15, 2026
- **Apply:** https://arc.dev/remote-jobs/j/redirect/pb8w05gb6d

## About the Role

* 5+ years of experience in software development with a focus on Golang or Javascript
 * Expertise in designing and developing microservices architectures
 * Familiarity with cloud computing technologies, preferably AWS
 * Experience with the Kafka streaming platform for building scalable software
 * Strong understanding of CI/CD processes for software testing and deployment
 * Passion for mentoring junior team members and fostering a collaborative environment
 * Excellent verbal and written communication skills to facilitate teamwork

## Description

* Design architectures for reliable and scalable microservices
 * Deploy and manage applications using Kubernetes
 * Implement protocols for communication in distributed systems
 * Develop efficient code for customer-facing applications
 * Create tooling leveraging networking standards like Netflow and Syslog
 * Expand the solution base with networking knowledge
 * Collaborate with cross-functional teams for software delivery
 * Apply AI techniques to enhance engineering processes and systems


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