Backend Engineer
Veeam Software
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About Veeam Software
Veeam, the #1 global market leader in data resilience, believes businesses should control all their data whenever and wherever they need it. Veeam provides data resilience through data backup, data recovery, data portability, data security, and data intelligence. Based in Seattle, Veeam protects over 550,000 customers worldwide who trust Veeam to keep their businesses running. Join us as we move forward together, growing, learning, and making a real impact for some of the world’s biggest brands. The future of data resilience is here - go fearlessly forward with us.
About The Role
We are looking for an experienced Backend Engineer to join the Veeam Data Cloud (VDC) engineering team. You will be working with a global team to build the world’s next modern data protection platform for Veeam. This is an excellent opportunity for someone with SaaS experience to work with a cutting-edge technology stack based on containers, serverless infrastructure, Golang, public cloud services in the SaaS domain.
What You’ll Do
- Design and develop highly reliable and scalable SaaS microservices, integrated with a variety of cloud-based managed services utilizing Golang
- Ensure your code is high-quality, thoroughly tested, and secure
- Participate in on-call rotation for product operations
- Take ownership of the reliability and efficiency of your services running in the cloud
- Participate in technical design discussions, reviewing code, and providing feedback to other engineers
- Collaborate with a distributed team of engineers to build the VDC platform and support it in production
What You’ll Bring
- 5+ years of experience in the software development industry
- Demonstrated expertise designing, building, and implementing SaaS or large-scale cloud services on Azure, Amazon Web Services (AWS), or Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
- Expertise with a modern programming language like Java, Go, Scala, or Rust
- Experience designing and implementing event-driven architectures
- Expertise in developing, testing, and debugging production-quality, scalable, concurrent systems
- A strong knowledge of computer science fundamentals (data structures and algorithms)
- Passion for code quality, extensibility, coding standards, testing, and automation
Bonus Skills
- Experience with Docker, Kubernetes or other container and orchestration tools
- Experience in the data protection industry
What You'll Get
- Unlimited paid time off, 12 paid holidays, plus 4 extra global VeeaMe Days for self-care and 24 paid volunteer hours annually through Veeam Cares
- Paid parental leave: 8 weeks for all parents, 16 weeks for birthing parents
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage starting on your first day
- Mental health support, therapy sessions, and digital wellness tools via our Employee Assistance Program
- 401(k) retirement plan with company matching contributions
- Fertility, adoption, and surrogacy support through Maven, plus paid volunteer time
- AirVet: 24/7 virtual veterinary care at no cost
- Legal services, identity protection, and supplemental health insurance options
- Tax-advantaged spending accounts for healthcare, dependent care, and commuting
- Opportunities to learn and grow through on-demand libraries (LinkedIn Learning, O’Reilly), mentoring, workshops, and learning events like our annual Global Day of Learning
Compensation Transparency
Veeam is committed to pay transparency and equitable compensation. For this role, the compensation range below reflects the expected total target compensation (TTC), inclusive of base pay and a competitive performance-based bonus. For roles with a commission plan, the compensation range represents On Target Earnings (OTE), which includes base salary plus variable commission. When determining compensation, Veeam takes into consideration factors such as experience, education, skills, and geographic zone. Offers are typically made below the midpoint of the range. In addition to compensation, Veeam provides a comprehensive benefits package, including health coverage, retirement plans, and unlimited time off.
Key skills/competency
- Backend Engineering
- SaaS Microservices
- Golang
- Cloud Services
- Azure
- AWS
- GCP
- Event-Driven Architecture
- Scalable Systems
- Docker
- Kubernetes
How to Get Hired at Veeam Software
- Research Veeam Software's culture: Study their mission, values, recent news, and employee testimonials on LinkedIn and Glassdoor.
- Tailor your resume: Customize your resume to highlight experience with Golang, microservices, cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP), and data protection.
- Showcase SaaS expertise: Emphasize projects demonstrating design and implementation of highly reliable, scalable SaaS or large-scale cloud services.
- Prepare for technical depth: Review computer science fundamentals, data structures, algorithms, and be ready to discuss event-driven architecture and concurrent systems.
- Highlight problem-solving: Practice discussing how you’ve owned service reliability and efficiency, and collaborated effectively in distributed teams.
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