Kargo Inc.

Kargo Inc.

Staff Software Engineer (Backend)

New York, NY · Staff+

Sponsorship not specified$180k-$230kDetected 5 hours ago
GoDistributed SystemsBackend DevelopmentAWSDockerKubernetesAgentic AIIncident ResponseCommunication

About the role

  • Kargo's systems move fast and operate at scale, and this role exists to make sure they hold up under both.
  • This is a hybrid role requiring onsite presence 4 days per week.
  • Identify and address structural platform weaknesses-through targeted refactors, new reference implementations, or infrastructure investments-with impact visible in reliability and performance metrics

Responsibilities

  • Define service boundaries, interfaces, and design patterns across multiple systems, establishing shared standards teams reference rather than solving the same problems independently
  • Lead design reviews and technical discussions that bring teams to strong decisions without relying on formal authority or slowing momentum
  • ThinkLA Partner of the Year

Requirements

  • Deep proficiency in Go (or a comparable systems/compiled language) with production experience building and operating large-scale distributed systems
  • Hands-on experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and AWS in production environments
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain technical tradeoffs to non-technical stakeholders

Compensation

  • In accordance with applicable federal, state, and local pay transparency laws, the anticipated base salary range for this position is listed below.

Company info

  • Kargo creates powerful moments of connection between brands and consumers to build businesses. Every day, our 600+ employees work to radically raise the bar on what agentic AI, CTV, eCommerce, social, and mobile can do to deliver unique ad experiences across the world's most premium platforms. Taking a creative science approach to all we do, we continuously innovate solutions that outperform industry benchmarks and client expectations. Now 20+ years strong, Kargo has offices in NYC, Chicago, LA, Dallas, Sydney, Auckland, London and Waterford, Ireland.
  • Who We Hire
  • Techies who want to build the future. Creatives who want to design it better.
  • Communicators to win business. Collaborators to build it. Data pros who turn numbers into insights. Product builders who turn ideas into innovations. Anyone eager to be on a team that doesn't stop to ask what's next, because they're
  • Kargo creates powerful moments of connection between brands and consumers to build businesses.
  • Every day, our 600+ employees work to radically raise the bar on what agentic AI, CTV, eCommerce, social, and mobile can do to deliver unique ad experiences across the world's most premium platforms.
  • Taking a creative science approach to all we do, we continuously innovate solutions that outperform industry benchmarks and client expectations.
  • Now 20+ years strong, Kargo has offices in NYC, Chicago, LA, Dallas, Sydney, Auckland, London and Waterford, Ireland.
  • Techies who want to build the future.
  • Creatives who want to design it better.
  • Communicators to win business.
  • Collaborators to build it.
  • Data pros who turn numbers into insights.
  • Product builders who turn ideas into innovations.

This listing is sourced directly from Kargo Inc.'s careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.