Senior Backend Engineer - Infrastructure (ClickPipes)

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Senior Backend Engineer - Infrastructure (ClickPipes) based in Canada.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced backend engineer to build and scale the infrastructure behind a high-performance real-time data platform operating at petabyte scale. You'll play a key role in designing reliable cloud-native systems, improving deployment automation, and ensuring platform resilience across distributed environments. Working with modern technologies and a highly collaborative engineering team, you'll tackle complex infrastructure challenges while influencing technical direction and architectural decisions. This role offers significant ownership, autonomy, and the opportunity to make a measurable impact on products that power mission-critical data workloads for organizations worldwide. If you enjoy solving large-scale distributed systems problems in a fast-paced environment, this position offers an exceptional opportunity to grow and innovate.

• Design, build, and enhance the infrastructure powering a large-scale real-time data ingestion platform.
• Scale backend services to support increasing data volumes while maintaining high availability and performance.
• Develop and improve cloud infrastructure across multiple providers, including AWS and future multi-cloud environments.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning, deployment pipelines, and operational workflows using Infrastructure as Code practices.
• Contribute to architecture discussions and technical decisions that improve platform scalability, resilience, and maintainability.
• Monitor production systems, participate in on-call rotations, troubleshoot complex incidents, and implement long-term reliability improvements.
• Collaborate closely with engineering teams to deliver infrastructure solutions aligned with customer needs and evolving business priorities.
• Continuously optimize systems based on operational metrics, production insights, and user feedback.

Requirements

• 5+ years of professional experience as a Backend or Infrastructure Engineer.
• Strong expertise in Golang, Kubernetes, and Terraform (or equivalent Infrastructure as Code tools).
• Solid experience designing and operating cloud-native applications on at least one major cloud platform (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
• Strong understanding of distributed systems, backend architecture, and platform reliability engineering.
• Excellent production debugging and root cause analysis skills in complex, high-scale environments.
• Experience building and maintaining automated deployment pipelines and infrastructure automation.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills with the ability to work effectively across cross-functional teams.
• Customer-focused mindset with the ability to translate operational insights into technical improvements.
• Ability to work independently, take ownership of projects, and thrive in a fast-paced, high-autonomy environment.
• Passion for solving complex engineering challenges and delivering scalable, reliable infrastructure.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation based on experience, skills, and location.
• Stock options as part of the company's equity program.
• Remote-first work environment with flexible working arrangements across multiple countries.
• Employer-supported healthcare benefits.
• Flexible paid time off or generous vacation entitlement depending on location.
• $500 home office setup allowance for remote employees.
• Company-wide offsites and global team gatherings.
• Opportunity to work on cutting-edge cloud infrastructure and large-scale distributed systems.
• Collaborative engineering culture with strong ownership and professional growth opportunities.