Senior Backend Engineer

Cloudera

Senior Backend Engineer at Cloudera developing backend services for the Anywhere Cloud platform using Go and Kubernetes. Involved in service design, integration, and testing to support cloud innovation.

Posted 6/10/2026full-timeSan Jose • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $152,000 - $190,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudGoKubernetesMicroservicesPostgresSQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design and build Go microservices that power the AWC console and platform layer.
Build operators, controllers, and jobs that run on Kubernetes.
Integrate with internal platform components and external cloud provider APIs.
Design schemas and write migrations, ensuring data consistency for services.
Write unit and integration tests and contribute to system-level test infrastructure.

Requirements

What you’ll need

5+ years of professional software engineering experience shipping production backend systems.
Strong day-to-day Go skills.
Understanding of Kubernetes from an application developer perspective.
Experience building and maintaining REST APIs.
Comfort with SQL/Relational databases such as PostgreSQL.
Ability to take a loosely-defined problem and ship a working solution without constant direction.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Generous PTO Policy
Support work life balance with Unplugged Days
Flexible WFH Policy
Mental & Physical Wellness programs
Phone and Internet Reimbursement program
Access to Continued Career Development
Comprehensive Benefits and Competitive Packages
Paid Volunteer Time
Employee Resource Groups

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Hard Skills & Tools

GoKubernetesREST APIsSQLPostgreSQLmicroservicesunit testingintegration testingdata migrationsystem-level testing

Soft Skills

problem-solvingindependencecommunication