Staff Backend Engineer

. Own the technical architecture for IPC services, making design decisions that balance speed of delivery with long-term maintainability .

Posted 5/4/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $202,000 - $237,500 per yearWebsite

Tools & technologies

CloudDistributed SystemsDockerGoGoogle Cloud PlatformJavaKubernetesMicroservicesPostgresPython

Key responsibilities & impact

Own the technical architecture for IPC services, making design decisions that balance speed of delivery with long-term maintainability
Design, build, and operate backend services using Python + PostgreSQL, Go, and a Java-based Drools rules engine
Lead cross-team technical initiatives — coordinate with other Bestow engineering teams to plan and execute integration work across the platform
Drive platform capabilities that scale with Bestow's growing partner ecosystem — new carrier onboardings, product launches, and configuration flexibility
Mentor engineers on the team through code review, design review, and pairing — raise the technical bar without bottlenecking delivery
Ensure production reliability: define SLOs, improve observability, and share on-call responsibility for IPC workloads
Use agentic AI coding tools as a core part of your workflow and help the team adopt effective AI-assisted development practices
Communicate technical decisions, trade-offs, and status clearly in writing — the team is remote-first and async-heavy

What you’ll need

8+ years of professional backend software development experience; you've operated at the Staff or Senior level before
Strong proficiency in Go and Python; Java experience is a plus
Deep experience with distributed systems, microservices, and API design (Protocol Buffers, OpenAPI)
Comfortable with PostgreSQL or other relational databases at scale
Hands-on with cloud infrastructure — Kubernetes, Docker, GCP (or equivalent)
Proven track record building, deploying, and troubleshooting production services end-to-end
Demonstrated experience with agentic AI coding tools integrated into your daily workflow

Comp & perks

Competitive salary and equity based on role
Policies and managers that support work/life balance, like our flexible paid time off and parental leave programs
100% paid-premium option for medical, dental, and vision insurance
Lifestyle stipend to support your physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing
Flexible work-from-home policy and open to remote
Remote and WFH options, as well as a beautiful, state-of-the-art office in Dallas’ Deep Ellum, for those who prefer an office setting
Employee-led diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives

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Hard Skills & Tools

PythonGoJavaPostgreSQLdistributed systemsmicroservicesAPI designProtocol BuffersOpenAPIcloud infrastructure

Soft Skills

leadershipmentoringcommunicationcollaborationtechnical decision-makingproblem-solvingcode reviewdesign review