Backend developer Jobs in Oakland, CA

Senior Backend Software Engineer (Go)

Location: Remote (North America – Pacific to Eastern time zones)
Experience Level: 6–20 years

Base Salary: $180,000 – $230,000 USD

Work Authorization

• Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States or Canada.

• Visa sponsorship is not available for this role.

• We are able to support visa transfers and certain straightforward work authorizations (e.g., TN status and similar classifications).

We’re looking for a deeply experienced backend engineer to help build secure, scalable distributed systems from the ground up. This is an early-stage, high-ownership role for someone who thrives in ambiguity, moves fast with rigor, and cares deeply about building secure, enterprise-grade software.

What You’ll Do

• Architect and build secure, scalable distributed microservices

• Design backend systems for high availability and enterprise workloads

• Implement robust audit logging and observability practices

• Design database schemas and write performant raw SQL

• Build and maintain production CI/CD pipelines and Kubernetes-based deployments

• Design and implement identity and access management integrations

• Contribute to compliance-aligned engineering practices (SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, CCPA)

• Partner cross-functionally across product, design, and engineering

Required Experience

Seniority

• 6–20 years of backend software engineering experience

• Strong hands-on development experience in Go (preferred) or Java

Core Engineering Strength

• Excellent computer science fundamentals

• Strong backend breadth (APIs, databases, distributed systems, infra awareness)

• Experience owning end-to-end systems in a startup or demonstrated ownership of major production systems at a larger tech company

• Experience building secure, scalable distributed architectures

Identity & Security

• Experience with identity and access management protocols:

  • OAuth 2.0

  • SAML

  • OIDC

  • WebAuthn

• Familiarity with certificate authorities and PKI

• Understanding of corporate IT/security ecosystems (MDM, endpoint security, etc.)

• Experience implementing audit logging in production systems

Infrastructure & Systems

• Strong conceptual understanding of CI/CD pipelines

• Production experience with Kubernetes

• Experience designing database schemas and writing raw SQL

Compliance & Governance

• Experience working with compliance frameworks such as:

  • SOC 2

  • ISO 27001

  • GDPR

  • CCPA

Education

• Computer Science degree from a top CS program

Nice-to-Have Background

• Experience in identity-focused companies (e.g., Okta, OneLogin, or similar identity providers)

• Experience building customer-facing identity or security infrastructure (not solely internal tooling)

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