Staff Backend Software Engineer Go

4 hours ago

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies Full-time
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 Strong 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.