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RAPIDFORT · United States (Remote)

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Job Title: Microservices Backend Engineer (Python / Go)
Location: U.S. (Remote-friendly)


U.S. citizenship is required for this role due to federal government contracting requirements.



Candidates with prior experience in cybersecurity, regulated environments, or security-focused organizations will be given priority—please highlight this experience in your application or reach out directly.



About RapidFort

RapidFort delivers hardened, production-ready container images and cloud-native security solutions used by enterprises and government organizations to secure modern infrastructure at scale. Our platform operates in high-performance, security-sensitive environments where reliability, observability, and scalability are critical.


Role Overview

We are seeking a highly skilled Backend Engineer to design, build, and operate high-performance, scalable microservices that power RapidFort’s platform. This role requires deep expertise in Python and Go (Golang), strong distributed systems knowledge, and hands-on experience running production services in Kubernetes-based environments.
You will work closely with product, frontend, security, and DevOps teams to deliver secure, reliable backend services that support real-time analytics, automation, and cloud-native workloads.


Key Responsibilities

Design, implement, and maintain scalable backend microservices using Python and Go
Build and evolve RESTful APIs used across internal and customer-facing systems
Collaborate with Product and Frontend teams to define API contracts and system integrations
Deploy, monitor, and scale services in Kubernetes environments
Implement secure authentication and authorization mechanisms (JWT, API auth, IAM)
Write comprehensive unit, integration, and end-to-end tests
Participate in code reviews, architectural discussions, and technical planning
Troubleshoot and resolve complex production issues with a focus on reliability and performance
Continuously improve system performance, security posture, and developer productivity


Required Qualifications



Core Experience

3+ years of professional backend software development experience
Significant hands-on experience building and operating microservices in production
Proven experience working with distributed systems at scale
Experience deploying and operating services on AWS, Azure, or GCP


Technical Skills

Programming Languages

Python (expert level; FastAPI, Flask, or Django)
Go (Golang) (expert level; high-concurrency microservices)
Microservices & APIs

RESTful API design, development, and deployment
Service-to-service communication patterns
Security

API authentication and authorization
JWT, OAuth-style flows, and identity providers (e.g., Keycloak)
Datastores

Real-time analytics systems (ClickHouse)
Relational databases (MySQL) with query optimization
NoSQL / in-memory stores (Redis)
Infrastructure

Kubernetes for container orchestration, deployment, and scaling
Testing

Strong testing discipline across unit, integration, and E2E layers


Preferred Qualifications

Experience with CI/CD pipelines and automated deployments
Strong observability practices (metrics, logging, tracing)
Expertise with Git and collaborative development workflows
Familiarity with event-driven architectures and streaming systems
Performance tuning and optimization in Python and Go
Security best practices in API and backend design
Why RapidFort

Work on security-critical systems used by enterprise and government customers
Build high-scale, real-world cloud-native infrastructure
Highly technical, collaborative engineering culture
Competitive compensation, benefits, and growth opportunities