Shape backend architecture with Go, secure APIs, and distributed systems at Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies. Lead through influence across platform initiatives.

As a Staff Backend Software Engineer, you will build and operate services powering customer-facing digital experiences. You will guide architecture, delivery, and technical decisions across teams. The work combines hands-on engineering with mentorship, operational ownership, and pragmatic platform investment.

Key Responsibilities:

- Lead backend architecture from problem framing through operation
- Design secure, versionable APIs and service contracts
- Build distributed, event-driven systems for reliability and scale
- Improve Go practices, testing, and maintainable service design




- Mentor engineers through reviews and daily collaboration

Requirements:

- Significant production backend software experience
- Depth in Go or comparable languages, contributing in Go
- Distributed services and API delivery experience
- Solid system design and architectural trade-off judgment
- Operational experience with observability and incident response

Bring Go engineering, system design, and technical leadership to reliable platform services at Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies.

📌 Staff Backend Software Engineer Go (Vancouver)
🏢 Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies
📍 Vancouver