Senior Backend Engineer

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Senior Backend Engineer

Brightvision

100,000–112,000 / Year

Location

Remote

Experience

Senior

Posted

Jul 30, 2026

Apply by

August 29, 2026

Applicants

0

Early applicantEasy applyFull-timeWork from Home

Job Description

Senior Backend Engineer– Remote Bright Vision Technologies is a technology consulting and software development company delivering cloud, AI, data, and enterprise solutions across the United States. This is a fantastic opportunity to join an established and well-respected organization offering tremendous career growth potential. Job Title: Senior Backend Engineer Location: 100% Remote (U.S.) Position Type: Full-time, Direct W2 Salary Range: $100,000–$112,000 Annually Experience Required: 6+ years Sponsorship: U.S. Citizens, Green Card Holders, EAD Holders, and H-1B transfer candidates are encouraged to apply. We are unable to sponsor new H-1B visa petitions for this position. Job Summary We are seeking a Senior Backend Engineer with deep expertise in distributed systems to design, build, and operate large-scale, high-throughput backend services that power mission-critical workloads. In this role you will architect the core platforms that other engineering teams build on, focusing on scalability, reliability, performance, and clean engineering practices. The ideal candidate will combine strong fundamentals in computer science with practical, battle-tested experience operating distributed systems at scale, and will be comfortable navigating the trade-offs between consistency, availability, and latency. Required Qualifications - Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related discipline. - Six or more years of professional backend engineering experience, with significant time on distributed systems. - Strong programming skills in Java, Go, Scala, or similar. - Deep understanding of distributed systems concepts, including consensus, replication, and CAP trade-offs. - Hands-on experience with high-throughput message systems such as Kafka. - Experience operating systems at scale, including capacity planning and performance tuning. - Strong SQL skills and experience with both relational and NoSQL data stores. - Hands-on experience with major cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP). - Strong debugging and root-cause analysis skills. - Excellent communication, documentation, and mentorship skills. Preferred Qualifications - Experience leading complex technical initiatives across multiple teams. - Hands-on experience with Kubernetes-based platforms in production. - Exposure to service-mesh technologies (Istio, Linkerd). - Familiarity with chaos engineering practices and tools. - Open-source contributions to relevant distributed systems projects. How to Apply Would you like to know more about this opportunity? For immediate consideration, please send your resume to [\[email protected\]](/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection). Learn more about Bright Vision Technologies at www.bvteck.com. Bright Vision Technologies is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Statement Bright Vision Technologies (BV Teck) is committed to equal employment opportunity (EEO) for all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other protected status as defined by applicable federal, state, or local laws. This commitment extends to all aspects of employment, including recruitment, hiring, training, compensation, promotion, transfer, leaves of absence, termination, layoffs, and recall. BV Teck expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment or discrimination. Any improper interference with employees' ability to perform their job duties may result in disciplinary action up to and including termination of employment.

Key Responsibilities

  • Design, build, and operate large-scale, high-throughput backend services.
  • Architect core platforms focusing on scalability, reliability, performance, and clean engineering practices.
  • Navigate trade-offs between consistency, availability, and latency.
  • Perform capacity planning and performance tuning for operating systems at scale.
  • Debug issues and conduct root-cause analysis.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related discipline

Skills Required

JavaGoScalaDistributed systemsKafkaSQLRelational databasesNoSQL databasesAWSAzureGCPCommunicationDocumentationMentorshipDebuggingRoot-cause analysisKubernetesIstioLinkerdChaos engineeringLeadership

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