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Staff Backend Engineer, Platform Engineering – KDE Query

Backend EngineerSoftware EngineerFull TimeRemoteTeam 201-500H1B SponsorCompany Site LinkedIn

Location

United States

Posted

15 days ago

Salary

$190K - $225K / year

Bachelor Degree5 yrs expEnglishDistributed SystemsRustGo

Job Description

• You will work closely with customer service, product, and other engineering teams to develop new network data observability & intelligence features. • Act as a lead Individual Contributor to improve Query services, focusing on query speeds, throughput, and latency • Collaborate with other engineering, support, and sales teams to drive platform-wide query standards. • Solve high-visibility, challenging engineering problems related to the data-intensive query engine.

Job Requirements

5+ years of experience in backend development using Go/C/Rust, with a strong understanding of distributed systems, concurrency, and high-throughput data pipelines.
Deep experience with query planning, optimization, and execution in distributed environments, is a big plus.
Proven track record of optimizing distributed systems to handle hundreds of millions of data points per second.
A passion to grow personally and contribute to our team.
Strong collaboration skills, essential for Kentik's remote-friendly culture.

Benefits

100% of premiums are paid by company for health, vision and dental coverage for you and your dependents
Additionally, an annual Health Reimbursement Account (HRA) of $3,000 for an individual or $4,500 for a family
Paid family & medical leave
Open PTO, a quarterly Wellness Day, and a minimum of 10 paid holidays
401(k) retirement account
Home office reimbursement
Stock options