Principal Back-End Engineer
Job Title: Principal Back-End Engineer
📍 Remote | Full-Time
Overview:
We are seeking a Principal Back-End Engineer with deep expertise in Go (Golang) and MySQL to lead the design, development, and optimization of our back-end systems. This role requires strong architectural decision-making, hands-on coding, and mentorship skills to drive the scalability, security, and performance of our backend infrastructure.
As a key technical leader, you will collaborate with front-end engineers, and product teams to build highly performant APIs, distributed systems, and scalable database solutions. You will set coding standards, advocate for best practices, and drive the adoption of modern backend technologies.
Reports To:
CTO
Department:
IT / Development
Job Description:
- Architect, develop, and optimize scalable, high-performance backend services using Go (Golang).
- Design and maintain robust, efficient, and secure APIs (REST) to support front-end applications and third-party integrations.
- Optimize and scale MySQL databases, ensuring high availability, data integrity, and performance.
- Implement efficient query strategies, indexing, and replication techniques for large-scale data processing.
- Drive microservices architecture, ensuring modular, maintainable, and distributed backend systems.
- Champion best practices in software engineering, including clean code, test-driven development (TDD), and continuous integration.
- Implement and enforce security best practices (OAuth, JWT, data encryption, secure coding standards).
- Mentor and provide technical leadership to junior and senior back-end engineers.
- Define scalability strategies for handling large-scale traffic and data-intensive workloads.
- Drive innovation by evaluating and adopting new backend technologies that improve system efficiency.
- 8+ years of backend development experience, with at least 3+ years in Go (Golang).
- Expertise in designing high-performance, distributed systems and microservices architectures.
- Strong experience with MySQL (schema design, indexing, query optimization, replication, partitioning).
- Experience with caching strategies (Redis, Memcached) to optimize database performance.
- Deep understanding of concurrency, goroutines, and memory management in Go.
- Proficiency in API design (REST, gRPC, GraphQL) and best practices.
- Hands-on experience with containerization (Docker) and orchestration (ECS, Kubernetes, Nomad).
- Experience with event-driven architectures, message queues (Kafka, NATS, RabbitMQ), and streaming data.
- Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure) and serverless architectures.
- Strong knowledge of backend security principles (authentication, authorization, data encryption, API security).
- Expertise in CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and performance monitoring.
- Strong debugging and troubleshooting skills for distributed systems.
- Preferred Skills
- Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Pulumi).
- Contributions to open-source Go projects or active participation in the Go community.
License/Certification Required:
N/A
Work Location, Shift & Schedule:
This position is fully remote with strict adherence to a Work from Home policy. Occasional travel may be required to offsite locations to participate in regional meetings, client new business opportunities, or industry conferences or tradeshows. Shifox/Alopex full-time employees’ work hours are generally Monday-Friday 8:00am-5:00pm or according to the business hours of your clients’ practices. If working part-time, you and your supervisor will agree on a work schedule.
Remote Position Requirements:
- Stable, high-speed internet for professional calls and video conferencing,
- A quiet and professional work environment suitable for speaking with clients and staff about sensitive information and Protected Health Information (PHI).
Join Us!
If you’re a Go (Golang) expert ready to take on a leadership role and drive backend innovation, apply today!