Senior Backend Developer

Senior Backend Developer (Go) Checkbox is a Sequoia-backed technology start-up with a mission to enable meaningful work for all. To achieve this, we built a no‑code automation platform with the belief that the power of digital creation needs to be accessible to everyone, not just IT teams. Seeing non‑technical users surprisingly delighted when they use our technology to create in ways they never thought they ever could motivate us. Whilst our mission is big, our focus is sharp. Our customers today are primarily in‑house legal departments from companies including SAP, BMW, Allianz, Pinterest, and Coca‑Cola. Recently, we expanded our offering to not only help people do meaningful work, but manage it too. This came with the launch of our AI‑powered Matter Management product – the “JIRA for lawyers”. This is part of our broader vision to be the “Legal Service Hub” for organizations, responsible for how legal work is raised, allocated, managed, and resolved. We believe that one day the Legal Service Hub will be as ubiquitous for legal teams as the CRM for commercial teams and we believe that Checkbox will be the market leader for this. As a company, we are a young and tight‑knit team of about 60 people across the United States, Australia, and Asia, made up of incredible high performers and Co‑Founders in the Forbes 30 Under 30 list. Our culture is one of our superpowers. It's what people talk about when they join us, work with us, and leave us. Read about what makes all of us a “Checkmate” here: The Position At Checkbox you will be joining a small tight‑knit team of passionate, intelligent & driven people. It is vital for us that our people feel a sense of individual impact, trust, and continuous growth while solving challenging problems to get things done. Our product engineers are the innovators in our business, paving the way for growth opportunities and driving outcomes across our teams, and we’re always seeking smart & capable people to join the team to build a world‑leading product. You will work with a range of technologies including Go, Node and AWS to deliver innovative features and products that change the lives of our customers, leveraging best practices & adopting the latest trends in technology including AI. In this position, you will: Work closely in a small, cross‑functional product engineering team with a product manager, designer and other engineers Work with product and design to ideate, discover, design and implement features (across the full stack as our preference) that will empower our users to create their own digital solutions and transform the way they work Collaborate with and often lead the design & development of high quality technical solutions for the Checkbox platform, including both front‑end and back‑end development, supported by practices such as technical design workshops, pair programming, code reviews & more. Adopt and exemplify a pragmatic software development mindset with a focus on delivering value to customers while championing the team’s guidelines and standards for high quality and velocity software development About you: Lived experience in strongly‑typed languages, preferably Go / Golang – we use standard library these days but happy if you’ve worked primarily with frameworks like Gin as well. Understanding of REST APIs and associated integrations; we will also consider GraphQL or RPC but we are predominately REST/JSON driven. Hands‑on experience with AWS, preferably in MQ or Event‑Driven Systems (SQS, SNS, Lambdas, ECS/EKS) Pragmatic, flexible and nimble; keen to solve problems and deliver value to customers quickly, and understands that this can sometimes mean ambiguity and rapid change. Capable and effective at owning the delivery of complex, large‑scale features, breaking down requirements and providing reasonable estimates. Opinionated yet collaborative; knows when to stick to their guns but values team collaboration and insight. Excellent collaborator and communicator, able to articulate thoughts, ideas and concerns effectively. Produces high‑quality work and is proud of contributions. Benefits Competitive salary & equity – We believe in employee ownership and comfortable compensation to keep employees happy and productive. Hybrid working arrangements – Primary office in the city; team comes in on Tuesdays for weekly all‑hands kick‑off and on Fridays for celebration events. Personal learning & development budget – Continuous development and growth is a core value. Expense policy & salary sacrifices – Small work‑related items can be expensed; larger items can be covered by salary sacrifice. Starter hub in the heart of the city – Desk with snacks, drinks, premium coffee, ping‑pong table and beers. Company wide social events – Company lunches, Friday night hangs, annual off‑sites. Transparent & open culture – All questions and feedback are welcomed to improve the company. Seniority level Mid‑Senior level Employment type Full‑time Job function Information Technology Industries Software Development and Legal Services Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at Checkbox by 2x. #J-18808-Ljbffr