Point Wild

Backend Architect - Golang

Remote USA

Sponsorship not specified$250k-$275kDetected 1 day ago

PythonJavaGoDistributed SystemsCode ReviewNoSQLAWSDockerKubernetesLinuxPrometheusGrafanaAPI DevelopmentCybersecurityTCP/IPDNSVPN

About the role

We're seeking a hands-on VPN Backend Architect to lead our backend team while spending 70% of your time writing Golang code. You'll set technical direction for our backend platform serving millions of users, guide an engineering team, and own architecture decisions for distributed services that must be fast, reliable, and secure at scale.
This role suits someone who wants to design secure, scalable systems and write the code that runs them.
We're seeking a hands-on VPN Backend Architect to lead our backend team while spending 70% of your time writing Golang code.

Design and build highly available distributed services in Golang while setting technical direction on scalability, reliability, and performance targets
Lead code reviews and champion testing discipline, clean architecture, and engineering best practices across the team
Partner with the SDK team to integrate client features cleanly into backend systems and deliver end-to-end functionality
Drive the team to meet performance targets and ship reliable products that protect users at scale
Working knowledge of cryptography fundamentals, threat modeling methodologies, secure coding practices, and strong API design skills
Point Wild helps customers monitor, manage, and protect against the risks associated with their identities and personal information in a digital world.

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field.
8+ years of backend engineering & architecture experience with 5+ years in Golang
Proven track record designing and operating distributed systems at scale with deep understanding of networking protocols (IP, TCP, UDP, HTTP/HTTPS, DNS)
Hands-on experience with VPN protocols (WireGuard, OpenVPN, IPsec), tunneling, NAT traversal, and low-latency networking
Production experience on AWS (EC2, EKS, S3, Aurora/RDS) with container technologies (Docker, Kubernetes) and strong Linux development background
Master's degree in Computer Science or related field
Network performance tuning and optimization experience with knowledge of Python and Java
Experience with NoSQL databases and familiarity with observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry)

Solve real customer problems.
Point Wild's point solutions allow consumers to address their immediate cyber protection needs.
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Whether blatant or hidden, barriers to success have no place at Point Wild.
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Pay range for this position is $250,000 - $275,000 but may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, experience and location.

Our vision is to become THE go-to resource for every cyber protection need individuals may face - today and in the future.

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