Remote Backend Engineer, Experimentation Application

Description:

• LaunchDarkly is seeking a skilled Backend Engineer with experience in experimentation or data-driven products.
• The role involves collaborating closely with a cross-functional team of backend, frontend, and fullstack engineers, product managers, data scientists, and designers.
• The engineer will help build an experimentation platform that balances power and accessibility.
• Responsibilities include contributing to the design, development, and maintenance of scalable, performant services using Go and RESTful APIs, as well as working with the data pipeline.
• The position offers opportunities to take ownership of projects, grow technical expertise, and improve the quality and reliability of systems.
• The company is focused on building a best-in-class experimentation platform that enables customers to run impactful, data-driven experiments with ease and confidence.

Requirements:

• Candidates should have 3–8 years of professional software development experience, primarily in backend development.
• Experience programming in Go or a strong interest and ability to learn it is required.
• Familiarity with designing and consuming RESTful APIs is necessary.
• An understanding of experimentation methodologies (e.g., A/B testing) and interest in data-informed development is expected.
• A solid grasp of software engineering principles, design patterns, and coding best practices is essential.
• Exposure to building or maintaining scalable, production-grade systems is required.
• Familiarity with observability practices and tools (e.g., logging, metrics, monitoring) is necessary.
• Experience working with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure) is a plus.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills with a team-oriented mindset are essential.
• Candidates should be comfortable working in Agile development environments.
• Experience with CI/CD practices and tools is required.
• A passion for writing high-quality code and continuously improving engineering practices is necessary.
• A self-motivated approach and willingness to take initiative are expected.
• The ability to thrive in a fast-paced, evolving environment is essential.
• Prior experience working with or contributing to distributed teams is a plus.

Benefits:

• The target pay ranges based on Geographic Zones for Level P3 are as follows: Zone 1 (San Francisco/Bay Area or New York City Metropolitan Area: $167,000 - $229,000), Zone 2 (Boston, DC, Irvine, LA, Monterey, Santa Barbara, Santa Rosa, Seattle: $150,000 - $206,000), and Zone 3 (All other US locations: $141,000 - $195,000).
• LaunchDarkly offers Restricted Stock Units (RSUs), health, vision, and dental insurance, and mental health benefits in addition to salary.
• The company operates from a place of high trust and transparency, providing clear pay ranges to align with candidates' needs.
• LaunchDarkly values diversity and is an equal opportunity employer, promoting a culture of growth, inclusion, and continuous improvement.