High-growth, well-funded technology company specializing in modern observability platforms at scale.
Location: Remote from UK/Europe. Must be based in Europe.
Role & responsibilities:
- Lead the architectural design and evolution of scalable backend systems using Go and distributed systems best practices.
- Develop and maintain reliable usage-based billing and metering solutions for accurate event tracking and revenue operations.
- Build integrations between internal platforms, payment providers (e.g., Stripe), cloud marketplaces, and reporting systems.
- Drive technical strategy for backend infrastructure focused on reliability, maintainability, and cost efficiency.
- Establish and promote engineering standards for code quality, testing, and OpenTelemetry-driven monitoring.
- Mentor engineers through technical guidance, architecture reviews, and knowledge sharing.
Requirements:
- Extensive experience designing and scaling distributed backend systems using Go.
- Strong understanding of billing systems, metering infrastructure, or usage-based pricing models.
- Background in backend architecture, API design, and reliability engineering.
- Expertise in observability practices and OpenTelemetry concepts.
- Proven leadership and mentorship experience in high-performing engineering teams.
Nice to have:
- Knowledge of Java and multi-language backend ecosystems.
- Experience integrating with Stripe or similar financial platforms.
Culture & benefits:
- Competitive salary package with meaningful equity participation.
- Fully remote-first environment with flexible working arrangements across Europe.
- Phone and internet allowance.
- Collaborative engineering culture with direct access to founders and senior leadership.