The Accelerated Agency is hiring a Senior Backend Engineer for our Core E-Commerce Platform team. In this individual contributor role, you will be responsible for the technology powering our Payment, Fraud, and Account Management domains. You will design and implement high-performance Golang microservices, take ownership of components, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver technical solutions.
What You'll Do
- Design and implement high-performance Golang microservices for e-commerce checkout, account management, and fraud mitigation.
- Take ownership of components and features within backend systems, ensuring reliability, scalability, and maintainability.
- Build, test, monitor, and maintain critical integrations and infrastructure.
- Develop and support robust internal and external APIs with high throughput and low latency requirements.
- Collaborate closely with Product, Design, and Data teams to deliver technical solutions aligned with user and business goals.
- Participate in code reviews, share knowledge with teammates, and uphold engineering best practices.
- Drive projects from implementation to production deployment with a focus on quality and operational readiness.
- Contribute to ongoing improvements in system performance, observability, and CI/CD workflows.
- Explore and help implement AI-powered capabilities within our systems and workflows, including agentic tools and intelligent automation.
- Support a collaborative, inclusive engineering culture through thoughtful communication and continuous improvement.
What We're Looking For
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
- 5+ years in software engineering.
Nice to Have
- Familiarity with using AI tools (e.g., Cursor, Claude, ChatGPT) or contributing to AI-powered systems.
Technical Stack
- Languages: Golang, Python, Ruby, Java, C++, C#, Rust, Scala
- Authentication: OIDC Authentication (Google, Apple SSO)
- Domains: E-Commerce Fraud Prevention, Payment Service Provider Integrations (Stripe)
- Cloud: AWS, Google Cloud, Azure
- Messaging: Kafka, RabbitMQ
- Databases: PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, DynamoDB
Team & Environment
You will join the Core E-Commerce Platform team within Engineering.
The Accelerated Agency values collaboration, inclusivity, and the strength of diverse perspectives. We foster a culture grounded in testing, code reviews, observability, experimentation, and operational excellence. We empower engineers to take full ownership of their code and are investing deeply in the future of AI, building internal tools and workflows powered by AI.
