LaunchDarkly

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Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. LaunchDarkly is seeking a skilled Backend Engineer to help build an experimentation platform that balances power and accessibility. In this role, you will collaborate with a cross-functional team to design, develop, and maintain scalable services using Go and RESTful APIs, contributing to the quality and reliability of the systems. Responsibilities • Contribute to the design, development, and maintenance of scalable and performant solutions for experimentation and data-driven products, with attention to usability and maintainability. • Collaborate with senior engineers on architectural decisions that impact system scalability and performance. • Lead limited scope features from definition to deployment • Help identify and troubleshoot performance issues and participate in efforts to optimize service reliability. • Work closely with product managers, engineers, data scientists, and designers to implement new features and iterate on existing functionality. • Participate in code reviews to support code quality and share constructive feedback with teammates. • Write clean, maintainable, and well-tested code that enhances the reusability and readability of team systems. • Contribute to the team’s efforts to improve observability, monitoring, and operational excellence. • Help investigate and resolve production issues, occasionally partnering with customer support or other teams as needed. • Collaborate across functions to align on priorities, surface blockers, and improve team workflows. • Learn from and support more senior engineers, and contribute to a culture of growth, inclusion, and continuous improvement. • Stay current with industry trends related to software development, experimentation, and backend technologies. • Demonstrate curiosity, creative thinking, and a proactive mindset in problem-solving. Skills • 3–8 years of professional software development experience, primarily in backend development. • Experience programming in Go or strong interest and ability to learn it. • Familiarity with designing and consuming RESTful APIs. • Understanding of experimentation methodologies (e.g., A/B testing) and interest in data-informed development. • Solid grasp of software engineering principles, design patterns, and coding best practices. • Exposure to building or maintaining scalable, production-grade systems. • Familiarity with observability practices and tools (e.g., logging, metrics, monitoring). • Experience working with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure) is a plus. • Strong collaboration and communication skills with a team-oriented mindset. • Comfortable working in Agile development environments. • Experience with CI/CD practices and tools. • Passion for writing high-quality code and continuously improving engineering practices. • A self-motivated approach and willingness to take initiative. • Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, evolving environment. • Prior experience working with or contributing to distributed teams is a plus. Benefits • Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) • Health, vision, and dental insurance • Mental health benefits Company Overview • LaunchDarkly is a feature management platform that allows software development teams to deliver to their customers. It was founded in 2014, and is headquartered in Oakland, California, USA, with a workforce of 501-1000 employees. Its website is https://launchdarkly.com/. Company H1B Sponsorship • LaunchDarkly has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 1 in 2025, 4 in 2024, 2 in 2023, 1 in 2022, 3 in 2021. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.