> Markdown version of [/jobs/ext/2726659-backend-engineer](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/jobs/ext/2726659-backend-engineer). Every page supports `.md` or `Accept: text/markdown`. Links point to the HTML versions so they work for humans too. Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md).

---

# Backend Engineer

- **Company:** Prelude
- **Location:** Strasbourg, France (Remote available)
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Distributed Systems, Amazon DynamoDB, Fraud Prevention and Detection, Next.js, TypeScript, AWS Lambda, Software Coding, Amazon Simple Queue Service (SQS), Epic Prelude, Amazon Redshift, Golang
- **Published:** September 5, 2026
- **Apply:** https://startup.jobs/backend-engineer-go-prelude-so-9563636

## About the Role

* Experience designing and engineering large-scale systems
 * Strong coding skills in Go - any experience with Rust, TypeScript or similar is a huge plus
 * A preference for simplicity vs complexity, with intuition for what will scale effectively
 * A product led mindset, keen to code for the output and the impact
 * Fluent/professional English given our international team

## Description

* Building and scaling a distributed system using Go, DynamoDB, SQS, Redshift and Lambdas
 * Building a snappy full-stack app using cutting-edge tech (including Next on Vercel, gRPC)
 * Working on the next version of the Prelude API, which we strive to be industry-leading in terms of usability, performance and functionality
 * Ensuring that our services are scalable, extensible, reliable, and performant
 * Helping deploy and scale our fraud prevention model to hundreds of large customers
 * Developing and maintaining internal tools to improve developer efficiency
 * Interacting with clients on a daily basis to assist them and build features around their needs
 * Participating in on-call rotations to guarantee the stability and reliability of our APIs


## Related Videos

- [Throwing off the burdens of scale in engineering](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/608-throwing-off-the-burdens-of-scale-in-engineering)
- [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)
- [GraphQL + Apollo + Next.js: A Lovely Trio](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/311-graphql-apollo-next-js-a-lovely-trio)
- [Do TypeScript without TypeScript](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/327-do-typescript-without-typescript)
- [Build and Deploy a Fullstack App with Open Source Tooling](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/775-build-and-deploy-a-fullstack-app-with-open-source-tooling)
- [Scoring 2000 Products per Request: Performance Pitfalls in Golang](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2073-scoring-2000-products-per-request-performance-pitfalls-in-golang)

## Related Articles

- [Dev Digest 120 - Apple and peers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/455-dev-digest-120-apple-and-peers)
- [Dev Digest 121 - AI goes offline](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/456-dev-digest-121-ai-goes-offline)
- [Fully Remote Software Engineer Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/447-fully-remote-software-engineer-jobs)
- [Dev Digest 131 - AI'm not sure about OSS](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/472-dev-digest-131-ai-m-not-sure-about-oss)
- [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)
- [Dev Digest 109 -Egg-citing things…](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/408-dev-digest-109-egg-citing-things)