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 (Winnipeg)
🏢 Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies
📍 Winnipeg