Job Description
At Connectly, we are building the future of conversational commerce in Latin America, focusing on WhatsApp. We are a VC-backed Series B startup with a world-class team from Meta, Google, Uber, and other top Silicon Valley companies. We operate as a hybrid company with offices in Bogotá and San Francisco, and a remote-first culture.
**Job Summary**
We are looking for an exceptional Senior Backend Engineer with strong Go (Golang) expertise and experience designing large-scale distributed systems. You will work across backend and frontend domains, collaborating closely with product, sales, and AI platform teams to design, prototype, and launch powerful conversational experiences for some of Latin America's largest retailers.
**Responsibilities**
- Design, build, and maintain distributed backend systems using Go, AWS, Kafka, Postgres, and DynamoDB.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with product managers, designers, and enterprise partners to define user journeys, performance goals, and success metrics.
- Own critical parts of Connectly's platform infrastructure, from messaging orchestration to data pipelines and API integrations.
- Ensure reliability, observability, and operational excellence across all services.
- Mentor teammates, contribute to code reviews, and uphold engineering best practices in a fast-moving, distributed environment.
**Requirements**
- BS or MS in Computer Science or related technical field.
- 5+ years of experience in hands-on software development.
- Experience with cloud infrastructure (AWS) and event-driven architectures.
- Solid understanding of system design, concurrency, and data consistency.