SaaS & SoftwareContract-to-Hire

Senior Backend Engineer (Golang & Distributed Systems)

Remote (US)

$85 – $115 / hr ($150k-$175k on conversion)

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About the Role

A fast-growing B2B SaaS platform is seeking a Senior Golang Backend Engineer to design high-performance microservices, streaming pipelines, and low-latency database queries for their real-time collaboration engine.

Qualifications & Skills

• 4+ years of backend development with at least 2+ years of production Golang. • Strong foundation in concurrency patterns (goroutines, channels), gRPC, and REST. • Hands-on experience with CockroachDB, PostgreSQL, or DynamoDB. • Experience building event-driven systems with Apache Kafka or NATS. • Passion for clean, test-driven, maintainable code.

Benefits & Perks

Streamlined 3-month contract-to-hire trial period with full permanent conversion
Flexible schedule and autonomous remote culture
Full benefits package upon full-time conversion

The Pivett Candidate Journey

1. Recruiter Screen20-min alignment call on stack & compensation

2. Tech EvaluationPractical coding review with senior staff

3. Client IntroFast-track interview with engineering lead

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