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[Remote] Senior Backend Engineer - Platform Scalability - US

Remote, USA Full-time Posted 2026-06-16

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Teleport is the AI Infrastructure Identity Company, focused on securing identities for humans, machines, workloads, and AI agents. They are seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to work on their core product, tackling challenges related to performance, scalability, and security while collaborating closely with customers and other teams.


Responsibilities

  • Become an expert on scalability, performance, and reliability of Teleport in large deployments
  • Design, develop, and ship outstanding, high-quality products
  • Write most of the code in Go
  • Closely collaborate with other teams at Teleport on matters related to scalability and performance
  • Work directly with our customers to diagnose and remediate performance issues
  • Master and thoughtfully apply technological advancements in the AI space
  • Grow your technical expertise

Skills

  • Willingness to work collaboratively with Teleport's engineers on coding challenge in Go as part of the interview process
  • Extensive Go experience
  • Extensive experience developing scalable, reliable, and performant distributed systems and platforms
  • Linux systems engineering experience
  • Knowledge of Identity Management, RBAC, ABAC, and zero-trust security models
  • Intellectual curiosity and a willingness to master new technologies
  • Transparency, honesty, and a no-ego mindset
  • Experience with Kubernetes APIs
  • Significant contributions in Open Source

Benefits

  • Extensive health coverage
  • Annual expense budget
  • Rest and recovery policies that maximize your ability to recharge
  • Investment in your future with retirement savings plans
  • Professional development opportunities

Company Overview

  • Teleport is an infrastructure identity company provides access to infrastructure on a foundation of cryptographic identity and zero trust. It was founded in 2015, and is headquartered in Oakland, California, USA, with a workforce of 201-500 employees. Its website is http://goteleport.com.

  • Company H1B Sponsorship

  • Teleport has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 3 in 2025, 2 in 2024, 4 in 2023, 3 in 2022. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.

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