Backend Engineer, Flag Delivery
Core
Build and operate backend services powering LaunchDarkly's Flag Delivery systems, supporting streaming and polling delivery models for SDKs.
Role type
Senior Backend Software Engineer (Distributed Systems)
Builds
Real-time production backend services for feature flag delivery
Domain
SaaS / Distributed Systems / Cloud Infrastructure
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Go, Java, Rust, distributed systems, caching, concurrency, failure handling, cloud infrastructure, production debugging, observability
Preferred skills
AI fluency in engineering workflows, system modernization, resilience engineering
Technologies
Go, Rust, caching layers, network services, cloud infrastructure
Responsibilities
Build and operate backend services for Flag Delivery; Contribute to streaming and polling delivery models; Debug production issues and improve reliability; Collaborate with SDK, Platform, SRE, and Security teams; Participate in on-call rotation; Use AI effectively in engineering workflows
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC