Job Title:
Software Engineer, Backend
Job Location:
Remote
Job Summary:
You will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining robust and scalable backend systems that power our applications. This role involves working with various technologies, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and ensuring high performance and reliability of our services. A strong emphasis will be placed on system design, latency, and scalability, as well as development best practices using Go and Python. Duration from 5/6/25 to 11/1/25.
Responsibilities:
- Design, develop, and maintain backend services and APIs using Go and Python.
- System design. This requires a good understanding of how the systems work, with particular focus on latency and scalability.
- Write clean, efficient, and testable code adhering to SOLID principles and design patterns.
- Collaborate with frontend engineers and other teams to integrate backend services with user interfaces.
- Optimize applications for speed and scalability, with a focus on minimizing latency.
- Implement security and data protection measures.
- Troubleshoot and debug issues in production environments.
- Participate in code reviews and provide constructive feedback.
- Experience with building and consuming RESTful APIs.
- Knowledge of database systems (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB).
- Familiarity with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP) is a plus.
- Strong understanding of system design principles, with a focus on latency and scalability.
- Solid understanding of SOLID principles and design patterns.
- Experience with testing frameworks and methodologies.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
- $72 - $75 per hour
DeWinter Group and Maris Consulting is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. We post pay scales which are based on our client pay ranges. DeWinter, Maris, and our clients have the right to modify the requirements of the role which can impact the pay ranges posted.
