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# Software Engineer - Backend

- **Company:** Roadie, Inc.
- **Location:** United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Distributed Systems, Github, PostgreSQL, Ruby on Rails, Redis, Ruby, Service-Oriented Architecture, Software Engineering, Circleci, Git, Kubernetes, Apache Kafka, Api Design, Docker, Golang
- **Published:** September 10, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.builtincolorado.com/auth/login?destination=/job/senior-software-engineer-backend/11122477

## About the Role

* 6+ years of professional software development experience
 * Solid understanding of service-oriented architecture, distributed systems, and API design
 * Proficiency in Golang or Ruby
 * Experience working with or migrating from a monolithic architecture
 * Strong problem-solving and communication skills
 * Ability to collaborate effectively in a team environment, This role is not eligible for Visa sponsorship. Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S.

## Description

As a Senior Software Engineer at Roadie, you'll design and build systems that power large-scale logistics solutions. You'll play a key role in evolving the architecture of Roadie's platform to meet growing scalability and performance needs. The ideal candidate has strong technical experience, enjoys solving complex problems, and thrives in a collaborative environment.
What You'll Do

 * Design, build, and maintain core services and infrastructure that drive Roadie's logistics platform
 * Identify and address performance bottlenecks, ensuring reliability and scalability
 * Collaborate closely with Product, Data Science, and other engineering teams to deliver impactful features
 * Contribute to code reviews, technical discussions, and the improvement of engineering best practices
 * Take ownership of projects from concept to production, balancing speed and quality
 * Stay up to date with new technologies and bring forward ideas to improve our systems

Technology We're Using

 * Languages: Golang, Ruby on Rails
 * Data: Postgres, Redis, Kafka
 * Infrastructure: AWS, Docker, Kubernetes
 * Tools: git, GitHub, CircleCI


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