Senior Backend Engineer – Platform Scalability

Teleport

Senior Backend Engineer focusing on scalability, performance, and reliability in developing Teleport's AI infrastructure solutions. Collaborate with teams and customers to address performance issues.

Posted 6/12/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $222,000 - $342,000 per yearWebsite

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Hard Skills

Goscalable systemsreliable systemsperformant systemsLinux systems engineeringKubernetes APIsOpen Source contributions

Soft Skills

collaborationintellectual curiositytransparencyhonestyno-ego mindset

Industry Keywords

scalabilityperformancereliabilitydistributed systemsAI technologies

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Distributed SystemsGoKubernetesLinuxOpen Source

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Become an expert on scalability, performance, and reliability of Teleport in large deployments.
Design, develop, and ship outstanding, high-quality products.
Write most of the code in Go.
Closely collaborate with other teams at Teleport on matters related to scalability and performance.
Work directly with our customers to diagnose and remediate performance issues.
Master and thoughtfully apply technological advancements in the AI space.
Grow your technical expertise.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Willingness to work collaboratively with Teleport's engineers on coding challenge in Go as part of the interview process.
Extensive Go experience.
Extensive experience developing scalable, reliable, and performant distributed systems.
Linux systems engineering experience.
Intellectual curiosity and a willingness to master new technologies.
Transparency, honesty, and a no-ego mindset.
Experience with Kubernetes APIs. (Nice to have)
Significant contributions in Open Source. (Nice to have)

Benefits

Comp & perks

Extensive health coverage
Annual expense budget
Rest and recovery policies that maximize your ability to recharge
Investment in your future with retirement savings plans
Professional development opportunities