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We’re looking for a Senior Backend Engineer to join a high-scale product engineering team focused on building and evolving critical platform services used by millions of users worldwide. In this role, you’ll design and develop high-performance backend systems that power core user experiences while ensuring reliability, scalability, and operational excellence. This is an opportunity to make a direct impact on a highly visible product area while collaborating with cross-functional teams across engineering, product, and infrastructure.

Key Responsibilities

- Design, build, and maintain scalable backend services and APIs using Golang.
- Develop and optimize distributed systems that support high traffic volumes and mission-critical platform functionality.
- Architect and implement cloud-native solutions on AWS, ensuring performance, scalability, and reliability.
- Design and manage scalable data storage solutions using MongoDB.
- Deploy, monitor, and maintain production services running on Kubernetes.
- Collaborate closely with product, frontend, platform, and infrastructure teams to deliver seamless user experiences.
- Improve system observability, reliability, and operational excellence through monitoring, automation, and performance optimization.




- Participate in architectural discussions and contribute to technical decisions that shape the future of the platform.
- Troubleshoot complex production issues and drive long-term improvements to system stability and resilience.

Core Requirements

- Strong experience building high-performance, scalable backend systems using Golang.
- Deep understanding of distributed systems, microservices architectures, and backend scalability patterns.
- Hands-on experience with MongoDB, including scalable data modeling and performance optimization.
- Strong experience building and operating cloud-native applications on AWS.
- Production experience with Kubernetes, including deployment, monitoring, and resource management.
- Proven track record of delivering reliable systems in high-traffic, large-scale environments.
- Ability to work effectively across multiple teams and stakeholders in a cross-functional environment.
- Strong problem-solving skills with a focus on performance, reliability, and maintainability.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
- Ability to work independently in a remote, fast-paced environment.

Nice-to-Have

- Experience building recommendation systems, personalization engines, or search infrastructure.
- Exposure to developer platforms and internal tooling that support engineering productivity.
- Experience working in high-growth environments where scalability, reliability, and user experience are critical.
- Familiarity with large-scale consumer-facing products serving millions of users.
- Experience improving platform reliability, uptime, and operational efficiency.

Additional

- US Timezone Overlap:6-8 hours overlap with PST

Ready for your piece of the Kake? Apply now!

Quick note: Due to the high volume of applications, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

📌 Senior Backend Engineer (Golang) - Remote (México)
🏢 Kake
📍 México