Senior Software Engineer, Backend (Go/Golang)
Salary: $200,000 - $400,000 annually + competitive equity
Employment: Full-time
Location: San Francisco, CA - onsite, 5 days per week
Visa support: Open to eligible visa transfers
We are hiring on behalf of our client, a fast-growing consumer technology company based in San Francisco, California. The company’s identity is confidential at this stage.
About the Opportunity:
Our client builds consumer products at the intersection of gaming, entertainment, fintech, and real-money experiences.
They are looking for a Senior Backend Software Engineer who enjoys building, takes initiative, and drives projects from idea to production. You will own significant parts of the backend, ship consumer-facing features, and solve technical challenges that directly influence product performance and business growth.
This opportunity suits someone who has delivered meaningful results at a fast-growing startup or a company with a high engineering bar and is ready for greater ownership and responsibility.
Key Responsibilities:
Please share your updated resume and a brief example of a backend feature or system you owned end-to-end, including what you built and the results achieved.
Include your current location and confirm your availability to work onsite in San Francisco five days per week.
Salary: $200,000 - $400,000 annually + competitive equity
Employment: Full-time
Location: San Francisco, CA - onsite, 5 days per week
Visa support: Open to eligible visa transfers
We are hiring on behalf of our client, a fast-growing consumer technology company based in San Francisco, California. The company’s identity is confidential at this stage.
About the Opportunity:
Our client builds consumer products at the intersection of gaming, entertainment, fintech, and real-money experiences.
They are looking for a Senior Backend Software Engineer who enjoys building, takes initiative, and drives projects from idea to production. You will own significant parts of the backend, ship consumer-facing features, and solve technical challenges that directly influence product performance and business growth.
This opportunity suits someone who has delivered meaningful results at a fast-growing startup or a company with a high engineering bar and is ready for greater ownership and responsibility.
Key Responsibilities:
- Own backend features end-to-end, from technical design and implementation to launch and ongoing improvement.
- Build consumer-facing functionality that delivers measurable business impact.
- Solve data-driven engineering problems, including matchmaking, fraud prevention, and related platform challenges.
- Develop and improve backend systems supporting real-money consumer experiences.
- Improve CI/CD pipelines, experimentation platforms, and engineering workflows to help the team ship quickly and reliably.
- Work independently, navigate ambiguity, and drive projects to completion.
- Identify opportunities to improve products and systems, taking on broader ownership as you deliver results.
- 3–8 years of experience in backend software engineering.
- Experience at a fast-growing startup or a company with a high engineering bar, with demonstrated initiative and independent ownership.
- Proficiency in Go (Golang), or strong backend engineering skills with a demonstrated ability and willingness to ramp up quickly in Go.
- Experience owning and shipping consumer-facing backend features from concept to production, with measurable results.
- Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to explain technical decisions, trade-offs, and business impact.
- Ability to work effectively with minimal direction in a fast-paced environment.
- Availability to work onsite in San Francisco five days per week, or willingness to relocate.
- Experience with matchmaking, anti-fraud systems, recommendation engines, or similar data-driven systems.
- Hands-on experience improving CI/CD pipelines or experimentation platforms.
- Experience in consumer technology, gaming, fintech, payments, or real-money platforms.
- A bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related technical field.
- Annual salary of $200,000–$400,000, plus competitive equity.
- Significant ownership of backend systems and product features.
- The opportunity to work on consumer products serving millions of users.
- Increasing scope and responsibility based on performance and impact.
- Collaboration with an ambitious team across engineering, product, growth, and creative disciplines.
Please share your updated resume and a brief example of a backend feature or system you owned end-to-end, including what you built and the results achieved.
Include your current location and confirm your availability to work onsite in San Francisco five days per week.