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Ethos is hiring a Senior Backend Engineer - Go

About the Role

TensorOps is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer - Go to build the backbone of our data ecosystem. You will design and deploy the internal APIs and workflows that power seamless communication across our services and own greenfield projects that shape the future of our business.

What You'll Do

  • Design and deploy internal APIs and workflows that power seamless communication across our services.
  • Create robust, scalable microservices to serve real-time, high-volume data needs for internal teams.
  • Architect backend systems built for scale, resilience, and speed by owning greenfield projects.
  • Partner cross-functionally with engineers, product owners, and data scientists to turn complex challenges into elegant, scalable solutions.
  • Safeguard system reliability by building smart monitoring, alerting, and logging tools.
  • Drive impactful technical initiatives from start to finish in a fast-moving, high-stakes environment.
  • Champion engineering excellence by leading code reviews, sharing best practices, and helping level up the team.

What We're Looking For

  • At least 5 years of experience building microservices-heavy backend systems and APIs for internal applications on a cloud environment (e.g. AWS, GCP, Azure).
  • Advanced proficiency with Go.
  • Experience building and scaling backend systems and designing enterprise-scale APIs for external and internal applications.
  • A focus on delivering results for stakeholders in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment.
  • Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence and collaborate.
  • Familiarity with containerization and orchestration technologies such as Docker, Kubernetes, or ECS.
  • Experience with DevOps practices such as CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure-as-code tools (e.g. Terraform, CDK).

Nice to Have

  • A strong interest in sports.
  • Prior experience in the sports betting industry.

Technical Stack

  • Go
  • AWS/GCP/Azure
  • Docker, Kubernetes, ECS
  • Terraform, CDK

Benefits & Compensation

  • Compensation: $160,000 - $240,000 + pre-IPO equity.
  • Unlimited PTO.
  • 16 weeks of fully paid parental leave.
  • Home office stipend.
  • A connected virtual-first culture with a highly engaged distributed workforce.
  • 5% 401k match, FSA, company-paid health, dental, vision plan options for employees and dependents.

Work Mode

This is a fully remote position open to candidates based in the United States.

Underdog is an equal opportunity employer and doesn't discriminate on the basis of creed, race, sexual orientation, gender, age, disability status, or any other defining characteristic.

Required Skills
GoAWSGCPAzureDockerKubernetesECSTerraformCDKMicroservicesDistributed SystemsAPI DesignCI/CDCloud ArchitectureInfrastructure as Code
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Ethos

Ethos is a leading life insurance technology company on a mission to protect families by democratizing access to life insurance and empowering agents at scale. It offers instant, accessible life insurance products with a seamless online process requiring no medical exams.

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Category backend
Posted 4 months ago