Vay

Senior Backend Engineer

Vay · Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Posted about 3 months ago

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Is this posting real?

This role has been open
80 days
Vay's roles stay open a median of 75 days
Reposted
No
Salary listed
No
0% of Vay's roles list one
Ghost-job risk at Vay
high
12 stale, 0 reposted of 16 open
Hiring momentum
24 roles opened in the last 90 days
↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
Last confirmed on the employer's board
2026-10-22

Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Vay's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Vay.

About this role

As a Senior Backend Engineer at Vay, you will develop and maintain scalable Golang-based backend services and APIs that support the company's innovative remote driving technology. Your role involves collaborating with cross-functional teams to enhance customer experience and business operations, while also contributing to technical vision and engineering excellence. You will have full ownership of the technology you build, making a significant impact on the future of urban mobility.

Our read on this posting2.8out of 5
benefits
3/5
freshness
1/5
career value
5/5
role clarity
5/5
pay transparency
0/5

Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Vay as an employer.

What you need

  • Hands-on experience developing scalable backend services and APIs, preferably in Golang
  • Solid understanding of cloud-native architectures, distributed systems, scalability, and reliability best practices
  • Familiarity with technologies like Kafka, RabbitMQ, or similar event-driven messaging systems
  • Experience with CI/CD, infrastructure as code, and monitoring to ensure robust and maintainable deployments
  • Strong knowledge of relational databases (e.g., PostgreSQL), with an understanding of data modeling and optimization
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related STEM field, with a strong grasp of algorithms and data structures

Nice to have

  • Background in Mobility, Logistics, or similar domains
  • Experience working on products with a strong mobile integration
  • Familiarity with Node.js, gRPC, AWS, Terraform, or NoSQL databases
  • Proficiency with C/C++ for performance-critical components

What you get

  • ESOP stock options: A stake in Vay’s future - not just a salary
  • Flexible Paid Vacation Days
  • 30% off Vay rides for all team members
  • Exclusive external discounts
  • $350 Home office budget
  • Relocation financial assistance when relocating to Las Vegas

Worth weighing

  • No salary listed
  • The role involves working with a cutting-edge but potentially high-pressure technology
  • The company is scaling quickly, which may lead to a fast-paced work environment

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Listed by Vay on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-22. PitchMeAI is not the employer.

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