Back-end Engineer, Platform (Go)
Core
Build robust, scalable microservices and platform components to support the Pairs dating app's functionality, security, and development efficiency.
Role type
Senior IC back-end platform engineer (Go)
Builds
General-purpose microservices, application security improvements, and infrastructure layers for the Pairs platform
Domain
Dating app / Online matching / SaaS
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Go, TypeScript/JavaScript, Python, AWS/Google Cloud, MySQL, DynamoDB, Redis, Elasticsearch, Kubernetes, Terraform, Docker, Git, CI/CD, testing frameworks, Nginx, middleware management, commercial API development, container image creation, performance optimization, security hardening
Preferred skills
Large-scale database/application design, latency/throughput optimization via tracing/profiling, AI development tooling integration, team workflow/guideline standardization, cloud infrastructure architecture
Technologies
Go, TypeScript, JavaScript, Python, MySQL, DynamoDB, Redis, Elasticsearch, Kubernetes, AWS, Google Cloud, Terraform, Git, GitHub Actions, Docker, Nginx
Responsibilities
Develop general-purpose microservices used across the platform; Collaborate with product teams to improve code quality and development efficiency; Work with SRE teams to enhance infrastructure response time and throughput; Manage mid-to-long-term middleware updates and foundational development; Partner with security teams to improve application security posture
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC