Takt ยท 4 days ago
Backend Engineer (Golang)
Reston, VA
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid LevelTakt is a Warehouse Intelligence Platform that helps large retailers and distribution networks enhance productivity and operational performance. They are seeking a Backend Engineer to design and build scalable distributed systems, focusing on developing microservices in Golang and managing data pipelines on Google Cloud Platform.
Information TechnologyLogisticsSoftwareSupply Chain ManagementWarehousing
No H1B
Responsibilities
Build Scalable Microservices: You will design, write, and maintain high-performance microservices using Golang. You will focus on concurrency, latency, and reliability to ensure our system can handle the rigorous demands of warehouse operations
Engineer Data Pipelines: You will develop and optimize high-throughput data processing pipelines using Apache Beam to ingest and transform massive volumes of operational data in real-time
Orchestrate Infrastructure on GKE: You will not just write code; you will own its deployment. You will deploy and manage distributed, high-availability systems on Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE)
Manage Complex Data Storage: You will work deeply with Google Cloud Spanner for globally distributed, strongly consistent transactional data and BigQuery for large-scale analytics
Drive Architectural Decisions: You will be responsible for making critical tradeoffs regarding data consistency, system latency, scalability, and cloud costs
Own the Full Lifecycle: You will own your services end-to-end, from the initial whiteboard design and implementation to deployment and production support
Qualification
Required
Strong backend experience with Golang, or deep expertise in Java/Python with a willingness to work primarily in Go
A solid understanding of distributed systems architecture, concurrency patterns, and handling failure modes in high-availability environments
Hands-on experience deploying, scaling, and debugging services on Google Cloud Platform, specifically using Kubernetes (GKE)
Experience building and optimizing high-throughput data processing pipelines using Apache Beam (or similar stream processing frameworks)
The ability to take ambiguous, complex technical problems and break them down into clear, shippable architectural solutions
Preferred
Experience modeling data and managing storage with Google Cloud Spanner for transactional consistency or BigQuery for large-scale analytics
Background working in a high-growth B2B SaaS or technology environment
Company
Takt
Takt is a warehouse labor management & intelligence platform built for B2C, D2C, & 3PL operations.
Founded in 2021
11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageTotal Funding
unknown2021-06-01Pre Seed
Leadership Team
Glynn LoPresti
Co-Founder & CEO
Alex Rhea
Co-Founder & CTO
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