About Takt
Takt builds software to enable some of the world's largest warehouse, distribution, and logistics organizations to create highly engaged and efficient teams. Our mission is to empower employees at all levels of the organization to have an impact and grow their careers. In our products and people, we aim to reflect, represent, and advocate for all global warehouse, distribution, and logistics operators.
We are looking for a Backend Engineer to join our dynamic team and contribute to building and scaling the Takt platform. If you have expertise in Golang, Google Cloud, and API development and are eager to solve complex challenges in a fast-paced SaaS environment, we'd love to meet you!
This role is in our Reston, VA office 4 days a week. Our office has regular team lunches, happy hours, and fun events. You will be provided a full engineer setup with multiple monitors, a keyboard, and a MacBook Pro.
Please note that visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
What You'll Be Doing
- Backend Development: Design, implement, and maintain scalable backend services using Golang.
- API Development: Build and enhance APIs to support Takt's applications and integrations with customer systems.
- Database Design: Develop and optimize database schemas and queries for performance and reliability.
- Cloud Infrastructure: Utilize Google Cloud services to deploy, scale, and monitor Takt's platform.
- System Integration: Work with queues and other asynchronous processing tools to support large-scale operations.
- Automation: Collaborate with the team to manage CI/CD pipelines for continuous deployment and testing.
- Monitoring & Debugging: Use tools like Sentry.io to monitor application performance and troubleshoot issues.
- Collaboration: Work closely with Product and Frontend teams to deliver seamless, high-quality user experiences.
What You Should Have
- Programming Skills: 2+ years of experience in backend development, with strong expertise in Golang.
- Cloud Knowledge: Experience working with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) services such as BigQuery, GKE Autopilot, or Spanner.
- API Expertise: Proficiency in designing and implementing RESTful APIs and working with third-party integrations.
- Database Skills: Familiarity with relational databases (e.g., PostgreSQL) and non-relational databases.
- Infrastructure as Code: Experience with Terraform for managing cloud resources is a plus.
- Monitoring & Debugging: Familiarity with tools like Sentry.io for error tracking and system health monitoring.
- CI/CD Pipelines: Knowledge of setting up automated testing and deployment pipelines.