Backend Engineer

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain backend services and APIs in Go
• Design and optimize PostgreSQL schemas and queries for high-volume data
• Build reliable orchestration and integration layers across internal and third-party systems
• Implement metrics, distributed tracing, and observability across services
• Collaborate with the Engineering team on improving the overall Developer Experience
• Implement security best practices
• Collaborate with frontend, fullstack, and the broader engineering team

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience with Go and designing REST APIs
• Experience writing optimized PostgreSQL queries
• Comfortable building reliable integrations with third-party APIs and services
• Scrappy; prior startup experience and not afraid to get their hands dirty
• Pragmatic; knows how to build things fast without unnecessarily complicating things
• Expert time management; we work with clients all over the world. We don't expect anyone to be working 24/7 - but we are looking for someone comfortable operating outside of the 9-5 mentality
• Comfortable wearing many hats and eagerly adjusts to shifting priorities
• Experience in (and thrives in) a fast-moving, start-up engineering environment
• Excellent communication skills across all levels of technical proficiency
• Experience with architecting, building and maintaining SaaS platform backends

Bonus

Why Oneleet?

Perks & Benefits

• Comprehensive health & wellness benefits
• 20 days PTO per year, plus 8 floating holiday
• Remote work culture
• Team off-sites in stunning places (Amsterdam, Italy, etc).
• Competitive compensation & equity
• We hire globally and compensate competitively within each market using geographic pay bands. The range for this role reflects a US national baseline. Offers for candidates in higher cost-of-labor markets (e.g., San Francisco, New York, Zurich) may fall at or above the top of the posted range, while offers in other markets are benchmarked to local standards and are lower. Within any range, individual compensation is determined by work location, skills and experience demonstrated through the interview process, and relevant education or training. This posting reflects base salary only and does not include equity or benefits.
• Remote-First & Global Hiring
• We’re a remote-first company and hire globally in regions where we can legally engage talent directly or via our employer-of-record (EOR) partner. If you’re based outside the U.S., we’ll explore the most compliant hiring arrangement for your location. We make hiring decisions based on merit, skills, and potential regardless of location.
• U.S. Hiring & E-Verify
• For U.S.-based candidates, Oneleet participates in E-Verify to confirm employment eligibility, in accordance with federal regulations. We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.