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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Backend Software Engineer - **Company:** Troveo AI, Inc. - **Location:** United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $185,000.0 - $225,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Airflow, Application Performance Management, Distributed Systems, Elasticsearch, Fault Tolerance, Monitoring of Systems, Python (Programming Language), NoSQL, Octopus Deploy, Open Source Technology, Performance Tuning, Query Optimization, Prometheus, Software Engineering, TypeScript, Workflow Management Systems, Autoscaling, Istio, Delivery Pipeline, Grafana, Database Optimization, Indexer, Backend, Kubernetes, Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, Linkerd (Service Mesh), Terraform, Docker, Elk Stack, Golang, Microservices - **Published:** September 4, 2026 - **Apply:** https://startup.jobs/senior-back-end-engineer-troveo-ai-8689436 ## About the Role * 10+ years of professional software engineering experience (strong backend focus) * Strong hands-on experience with Kubernetes (minimum 3+ years running production workloads) * Solid experience working with Elasticsearch (indexing strategies, query optimization, cluster scaling, etc.) * Strong understanding of distributed systems concepts (consistency models, partitioning, replication, consensus, failure handling, CAP theorem, etc.) * Proficiency in at least one backend language: Go, Python, Java, or TypeScript * Experience with Docker and container orchestration * Experience with cloud-managed Kubernetes (EKS, GKE, or AKS) * Good understanding of microservices architecture and inter-service communication patterns * Experience with relational and/or NoSQL databases * Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code tools (Terraform preferred) Nice to Have * Experience with GitOps tools (Argo CD / Flux) * Knowledge of service mesh (Istio, Linkerd) * Experience with workflow orchestration tools (Temporal, Airflow, etc.) * Background in building or operating search-heavy systems * Experience with observability stacks (Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry, ELK stack) * Contributions to open-source projects related to Kubernetes or distributed systems ## Description We are hiring a Senior Backend Software Engineer with deep expertise in building scalable, reliable systems. You will design and operate backend services that run in distributed environments, with strong experience in Elasticsearch, container orchestration, and distributed systems principles. This is a high-impact senior role where you will own complex backend systems end-to-end while driving best practices in distributed architecture and observability., * Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend services and APIs using microservices architecture * Build and operate production workloads on Kubernetes (deployments, services, ingress, autoscaling, Helm, etc.) * Work extensively with Elasticsearch - indexing, querying, aggregations, performance tuning, and cluster management * Apply distributed systems concepts to design fault-tolerant, highly available, and scalable systems * Optimize application performance and reliability in distributed and containerized environments * Design and implement robust CI/CD pipelines with GitOps and Kubernetes-native deployments * Troubleshoot complex issues across services, Kubernetes clusters, and Elasticsearch * Improve system observability, monitoring, and alerting in distributed environments * Participate in architectural decisions and mentor engineers on distributed systems and Kubernetes best practices * Collaborate with platform teams to evolve internal tooling and developer experience ## Related Videos - [How I saved 200K/yr in direct costs writing 0 code lines in K8s](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1055-how-i-saved-200k-yr-in-direct-costs-writing-0-code-lines-in-k8s) - [Leveraging Real time data in FSIs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/806-leveraging-real-time-data-in-fsis) - [Rate-limiting using eBPF and Istio: How to protect your SaaS customers from themselves](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100220-rate-limiting-using-ebpf-and-istio-how-to-protect-your-saas-customers-from-themselves) - [Go with the Flow: Stop the Leaks Before Your Memory's a Waterfall!](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100073-go-with-the-flow-stop-the-leaks-before-your-memory-s-a-waterfall) - [Retooling and refactoring - an investment in people.](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/371-retooling-and-refactoring-an-investment-in-people) - [Monoskope: Developer Self-Service Across Clusters](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/329-monoskope-developer-self-service-across-clusters) ## Related Articles - [How We Built a Worry-Free System That Runs for 10+ Years – And What We’d Do Again](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/751-how-we-built-a-worry-free-system-that-runs-for-10-years-and-what-we-d-do-again) - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [The Best X (Twitter) Accounts for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/294-the-best-x-twitter-accounts-for-developers) - [Fully Remote Software Engineer Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/447-fully-remote-software-engineer-jobs) - [Dev Digest 120 - Apple and peers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/455-dev-digest-120-apple-and-peers) - [Is Software Engineering Over-Saturated?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/418-is-software-engineering-over-saturated)