Backend Engineer

Job overview

The Backend Engineer role is hybrid in San Francisco, CA, with a stated US base salary range of $130,000–$140,000 per year, plus equity and benefits. Ketch builds data privacy software that helps organizations manage permissioned data and consent operations. This engineer builds and operates cloud-native backend systems that address enterprise data privacy and security needs. The role contributes to the reliability, security, performance, and scalability of Ketch’s SaaS platform through server-side development, microservice architecture work, and collaboration with customers and stakeholders.

What you'll do

• Build solutions for enterprise data privacy and security at scale
• develop server-side components primarily in Golang and work with data stores and processing pipelines
• co-own and evolve a performant, fault-tolerant, secure microservice architecture
• apply data security and protection techniques
• work with stakeholders and customers to understand use cases
• support production system quality, performance, scalability, reliability, and efficiency
• improve how systems are built, deployed, and operated
• keep current with technologies and contribute to open-source communities.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

backend engineer

san francisco ca

hybrid

full-time

golang

cloud-native systems

microservices

data privacy

data security

distributed systems

ketch

$130k–$140k/year

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage with 100% of premiums paid for US-based full-time employees
• unlimited PTO with at least 15 days encouraged
• 10 paid company holidays
• paid parental leave
• flexible scheduling around core collaboration hours
• commuter benefits for office-based employees.

Why this role

Hybrid role supporting a data permissioning platform; Golang and cloud-native systems are central to the work.

About the employer

Ketch is hiring for this role. Industry: Computer Systems Design Services. Sector: 54.