senior go engineer
quantoriSenior Go Engineer
We are seeking a Senior Software Engineer (Go / Cloud / Kubernetes) to join a high-performance engineering team focused on building and operating scalable backend services and APIs for a scientific and computational platform. This role is primarily backend-focused with strong emphasis on Go development, Kubernetes (EKS) operations, and cloud-native architecture. It supports R&D teams working in a fast-paced, distributed environment. This is a full-time remote role with working hours aligned to PST/PDT business hours.
Location:
Quantori is an international team: we have colleagues who work not only from office but also remotely from all over the world.
Responsibilities:
- Design, develop, and maintain Go-based backend services, including APIs and internal processing components
- Build and extend APIs supporting scientific and computational workflows
- Deploy, operate, and troubleshoot services in Kubernetes (EKS) environments
- Implement and maintain observability systems (logging, monitoring, alerting) to ensure system reliability and performance
- Define key system metrics, build dashboards, and set up proactive alerting mechanisms
- Collaborate with platform and infrastructure teams to ensure smooth integration with cloud-native systems
- Participate in system design discussions with a focus on scalability, reliability, performance, and observability
- Monitor production systems and proactively resolve incidents and performance issues
- Contribute to and improve CI/CD pipelines and deployment workflows
- Write clean, maintainable, well-tested code following engineering best practices
- Support and mentor junior engineers when needed
What we expect:
- Strong hands-on experience building production-grade backend systems in Go
- Proven experience with Kubernetes (preferably AWS EKS) in production environments
- Solid background in designing and implementing RESTful APIs or similar service interfaces
- Strong understanding of cloud-native architecture principles
- Experience working with production observability stacks (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, CloudWatch, ELK, OpenTelemetry)
- Working knowledge of AWS services (EKS, EC2, S3, IAM, VPC, etc.)
- Strong Linux fundamentals and ability to troubleshoot system-level issues
- Proficiency with Git and modern development workflows
- Strong debugging and root-cause analysis skills across application and infrastructure layers
- Working hours must overlap with US Pacific Time (12:00 PM – 5:00 PM PST)
We offer:
- Competitive compensation
- Remote work
- Flexible working hours
- A team with excellent tech expertise
If you don't see an open position that suits your skills stack and/or professional background but you are interested in working with us — please send your CV to career@quantori.com. We will try to find something special and interesting for you!