Senior Backend Engineer

Akuity

Senior Backend Engineer building and improving Akuity’s SaaS platform for a global developer community. Collaborating with designers and engineers while focusing on developer experience and tools.

Posted 5/6/2026full-timeRemote • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSAzureGoGoogle Cloud PlatformKubernetesMySQLPostgresRealm

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design, build, test, and improve Akutiy’s SaaS platform. You bring your expertise and commitment to excellence to build the best developers tools for our users, partners, and customers.
Develop in Go on the server-side.
Collaborate with designers and engineers to design, implement, and deliver features that remove the headaches of infrastructure operations for our users.
Make sure that as our SaaS Platform rapidly grows, it remains scalable and built with developer empathy.

Requirements

What you’ll need

5+ years of development experience.
3+ years of experience developing scalable web applications using Golang
Has experience building Kubernetes controllers or operators at scale in AWS, GCP, Azure, or On-prem.
A passion for working on complex technical products, particularly in the realm of SaaS, IaaS, PaaS.
Deep knowledge of systems design, API design, and infrastructure.
Experienced with relational databases (Postgres/MySQL)
A genuine interest in designing a great end-to-end developer experience while using Akuity’s products.
Exceptional communication skills and a collaborative mindset with a passion for developer experience
A BS in Computer Science or equivalent experience.
Live within US time zones (Pacific through Eastern), including Canada and other regions

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive compensation, commensurate with experience
Equity participation in a well-funded, growing company
Fully remote: work from anywhere within US time zones (Pacific through Eastern), including Canada and other regions
Home office stipend and equipment budget
Flexible time off and a culture that respects it
Work directly with the engineers who built Argo CD and Kargo; you'll learn a lot here

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Hard Skills & Tools

GolangKubernetesAWSGCPAzurePostgresMySQLsystems designAPI designscalable web applications

Soft Skills

communication skillscollaborative mindsetpassion for developer experience

Certifications

BS in Computer Science