Senior Backend Engineer, Distributed Systems

Potential Senior Backend Engineer Role

Talent Network Notice: This page describes a potential future CargoGuard role. It does not mean CargoGuard is currently hiring for this position, and the responsibilities below describe potential future scope rather than current team structure or operations.

This future role would help design and scale backend services for CargoGuard tracking, verification, alerts, documents, and API workflows. The focus would be reliability, observability, and clear interfaces as shipment volume and product usage grow.

What You Will Do

• Design and own event-driven services that can process high volumes of location and verification events with appropriate latency, reliability, and observability targets
• Build resilient streaming pipelines using Kafka or equivalent technologies, with exactly-once semantics where it matters
• Lead architecture reviews and set engineering standards for scalability, observability, and reliability
• Harden APIs used for CargoGuard integrations and customer workflows
• Drive incident response, root cause analysis, and long-term reliability improvements
• Mentor engineers and raise the technical bar across the organization

What We Require

• 8+ years of professional backend engineering experience, including 4+ years building distributed systems at scale
• B.S. or M.S. in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent depth of experience
• Expert-level proficiency in Go, Java, Rust, or Python, with production experience in more than one
• Deep hands-on experience with Kafka, Kinesis, or Pulsar and with high-volume time-series or geospatial data
• Proven track record designing systems that sustain 99.99% availability on AWS, GCP, or Azure
• Mastery of Kubernetes, infrastructure as code, and modern observability tooling
• Strong command of consistency models, partitioning, consensus, and failure modes in distributed environments

What Sets You Apart

• Experience in logistics, telematics, fintech, or fraud prevention platforms
• Open-source contributions to distributed systems or streaming projects
• Prior experience as a founding or early engineer at a high-growth startup

About Our Talent Network

This page is part of the CargoGuard Talent Network. It describes a role that may become relevant as the company grows. Submitting your background does not create an employment relationship or guarantee that this position will open.

CargoGuard is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome applicants of every background and do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.

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