LandOffer
Backend Engineer
Job details
- Level
- Mid level
- Experience
- 3+ years
- Education
- Bachelor's degree
- Posted
- Oct 15, 2026
- Last confirmed open
- Oct 15, 2026
About this role
About The Role
The role focuses on designing and operating the backend services that power the core product - APIs, data pipelines, and distributed systems handling high request volumes with strict latency and reliability requirements. You will work in a Go/Java/Python environment on top of PostgreSQL, Redis, and Kafka, collaborating directly with frontend engineers and product teams to ship user-facing features end-to-end.
Key Responsibilities
Design and build scalable REST and gRPC APIs in Go, Python, or Java that serve production traffic at scale Own services end-to-end - architecture, implementation, testing, deployment, and on-call ownership across the lifecycle Model and optimize relational schemas in PostgreSQL, including query tuning, indexing strategy, and migration tooling Build event-driven workflows using Kafka or RabbitMQ, ensuring idempotency, ordering guarantees, and failure recovery Improve observability across the stack with structured logging, distributed tracing (OpenTelemetry), and actionable dashboards in Grafana or Datadog Containerize and deploy services using Docker and Kubernetes, participating in CI/CD pipeline design and incremental rollouts Participate in design reviews, code reviews, and incident retrospectives; contribute to team engineering standards and documentation What We Are Looking For 3–7 years of backend software engineering experience, including building and operating services in production Deep proficiency in at least one systems language: Go, Java, Kotlin, or Python with strong API design fundamentals Solid relational database experience with PostgreSQL or MySQL, including schema design and performance tuning Hands-on experience with message queues or event streaming (Kafka, RabbitMQ, SQS) in production systems Working knowledge of cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and containerized deployment with Kubernetes or ECS Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience; strong communication skills and comfort working cross-functionally Bonus: Experience with Redis, Elasticsearch, Terraform, or gRPC; contributions to open-source projects; prior experience in high-growth startup environments