Own the API as a product — defining technical direction, scalability strategy, and long-term evolution
Design and build high-performance, secure, production-grade Go services
Architect distributed systems that balance performance, reliability, and extensibility
Translate business and product requirements into clean, scalable system designs
Lead code reviews and elevate engineering quality across the team
Drive secure coding practices and API security standards
Guide CI/CD/CT best practices and improve developer productivity
Mentor and provide technical leadership to a distributed offshore Go engineering team
Ensure API documentation is accurate, clear, and continuously maintained
Manage the API lifecycle end-to-end: design, implementation, deployment, monitoring, and iteration

12-15 years of backend engineering experience, with strong API ownership
Deep expertise in Go (Golang) with significant production experience
Proven experience designing scalable distributed systems
Strong understanding of API security, authentication, and secure coding principles
Experience in SaaS environments and cloud-native architectures
Demonstrated ability to lead technically while remaining hands-on
Experience working across time zones and mentoring remote engineers
Strong communication skills and pragmatic decision-making ability
Knowledge of networking, TCP/IP, and DNS
Experience in building and scaling cloud-delivered networking services would be advantageous.

Principal Architect, API

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