Senior Backend Developer - GO

Description

Welcome to Zesty, a dynamic startup at the forefront of cloud optimization innovation!

Zesty’s Mission

Zesty is a startup company specializing in automated optimization solutions, aiming to help organizations reduce costs and enhance operational efficiency. The company offers a range of products designed for DevOps and FinOps teams responsible for managing cloud usage within organizations.

Position Overview

We’re looking for a talented Senior Backend Engineer to join our growing team and lead the development of scalable, high-performance backend systems. In this role, you’ll design, build, and optimize platform services that power large-scale applications. You’ll collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to ensure our systems are reliable, efficient, and built for growth.

What You’ll Own

• Design, develop, and maintain backend services, APIs, and microservices architecture.
• Optimize platform performance, scalability, and reliability to support complex, high-traffic systems.
• Collaborate with frontend, DevOps, and product teams to deliver seamless integrations.
• Implement best practices for backend security, observability, and infrastructure automation.
• Work with modern cloud-native technologies and container orchestration tools (Kubernetes).
• Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines to enable smooth and automated deployments.
• Troubleshoot, diagnose, and resolve performance issues and production incidents.
• Write clean, maintainable, and well-documented code, and conduct thorough code reviews.
  
  

• 6+ years of experience in backend development, ideally in platform or infrastructure-focused teams.
• Strong proficiency in one or more backend languages (preferably Go, with at least 2 years of hands-on experience).
• Proven experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP, or Azure.
• Hands-on experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and service orchestration.
• Deep understanding of relational (PostgreSQL, MySQL) and NoSQL databases.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to work independently.
  
  

• Experience with monitoring and observability tools (e.g., Prometheus, OpenTelemetry, Coralogix).
• Knowledge of cost optimization techniques for cloud-native environments.
  
  

• Diversity & Inclusion - Be yourself! We welcome employees from all backgrounds and have created a workplace where everyone can feel empowered.
• Transparency - Transparency: We share our success stories, failures, processes, numbers, and everything in between. If you want to know something that wasn't shared with you – just ask!
• One Team- We genuinely trust each other which enables us to act as one team working together toward the same mission. All team members are equally important
• Open Communication & Feedback -When facing challenges, we always look for fresh ideas and ways to overcome them and We embrace constructive feedback that can and should be given to anyone
• Ego is out at the door - Ego obscures and disrupts everything: the planning process, the ability to take good advice, and the ability to accept constructive feedback. We operate with a high degree of humility