Backend Software Engineer

We’re rebuilding the internet’s data layer for the AI era. Ketch runs systems that analyze billions of events and make millions of decisions every day, giving global brands real-time intelligence and control over how data moves across their entire ecosystem. As a Backend Engineer at Ketch, you’ll build reliable, scalable systems that make sense of messy, high-stakes data flowing through databases, pipelines, SaaS tools, websites, and mobile apps.

Requirements

• Strong backend engineering foundation in Go or similar languages.
• Experience building APIs, distributed systems, or microservices in cloud-native environments (AWS/GCP/Azure).
• Familiarity with databases/storage: Postgres, DynamoDB, ScyllaDB, Redis, Elasticsearch, etc.
• Understanding of distributed-systems fundamentals: concurrency, queues/streams, transactions, event-driven patterns.
• Experience with gRPC, REST, and service-to-service communication.
• Comfort with Kubernetes, containers, and core operational concerns (security, networking, resource management).
• Interest in modern AI/data tools (LLM APIs, embeddings, retrieval).
• Strong collaboration, curiosity, and a drive to build systems that quietly “just work” at massive scale.
• Degree in CS or equivalent practical experience building production systems.

Benefits

• Health Insurance
• 401k Matching
• Retirement Plan
• Stock Options
• Paid Time Off
• Flexible Work Arrangements