Sr Backend Engineer, Flag Delivery
Core
Design, build, and operate distributed systems that stream feature-flag configuration to LaunchDarkly SDKs globally with high reliability and low latency.
Role type
Senior IC backend engineer (distributed systems)
Builds
Streaming and polling infrastructure for feature-flag delivery
Domain
SaaS / Feature flags / Distributed systems
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Go, Rust, Python, AWS, Terraform, Datadog, Prometheus, New Relic, concurrency, partitioning, retries, idempotency, backpressure, failure handling
Preferred skills
None stated
Technologies
Go, AWS, Terraform, Datadog
Responsibilities
Design and operate distributed systems for flag delivery; improve reliability, latency, and scalability of streaming/polling infrastructure; debug complex production issues; partner with SDK and Data Platform teams; write maintainable code and conduct reviews; drive architectural decisions; raise observability and deployment safety standards
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC