Senior Backend (GO) Engineer / Golang - Remote

Ztek Consulting is seeking an experienced Senior Backend Engineer to build highly scalable, reliable backend systems. This role involves designing and developing backend systems, leading complex technical initiatives, and mentoring junior engineers.

Responsibilities:

• Design and develop scalable backend systems and services, making thoughtful trade-offs to ensure stability, performance, and long-term maintainability
• Architect, implement, test, and deploy product-facing features with strict correctness and scalability requirements
• Collaborate closely with Frontend and Data Engineering teams to optimize REST APIs serving millions of users
• Lead large, technically complex projects from design through production release
• Contribute to architectural decisions and continuous system improvements
• Mentor junior engineers and provide technical leadership on new initiatives

Requirements:

• 6+ years of professional software development experience
• Strong hands-on experience with Golang
• Experience building and maintaining performant, large-scale distributed systems
• Strong understanding of concurrency and highly concurrent system design
• Solid experience designing and optimizing scalable REST APIs
• Proven experience delivering large projects with long-term system impact
• Strong technical judgment and ability to prioritize effectively
• Ability to solve complex engineering problems aligned with team and business goals
• Demonstrated experience mentoring engineers and leading technical efforts