Software Engineer, Backend & Distributed Systems
- Remote, United States
- Mid-level
- Posted 9 days ago
or apply from Claude / ChatGPT / Muse
Backend engineering role on a mixed-level team, building and running production services that customers and staff use; fully remote.
About the role
Work centres on distributed systems and event-driven services, with time split between shipping code, learning new approaches and planning with the team.
At a glance
- Pay
- Not stated in the posting
- Remote scope
- Remote, United States
- Seniority
- Mid-level
- Skills
- Java, Google Cloud Pub/Sub, Apache Cassandra, BigQuery, SQL, Prometheus, Grafana, Git
- Posted
- 26 Oct 2026
- Last checked
- 3 Nov 2026
What you will do
- Develop, test, deploy and maintain production software
- Follow the team's engineering practices and suggest improvements
- Take part in agile ceremonies and work with engineers of all levels
- Help the team hit its goals when conditions get hard
What they look for
- Legally allowed to work in the United States and at least eighteen
- One to three years of relevant work experience
- Coding in an object-oriented language, Java preferred
- Event-driven design with message streaming, Google Cloud Pub/Sub in particular
- NoSQL databases such as Apache Cassandra under high throughput
- Querying large datasets with BigQuery or SQL
Nice to have
- Observability and alerting built with Prometheus and Grafana
- AI coding assistants used in daily development and review
How Keywordise applies for you
Alex Demo
[email protected]
From your CV
Yes, fully remote
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Claude
- In Claude, open Settings, then Connectors, and choose Add custom connector.
- Name it Keywordise and paste the connector URL.
- Click Connect, log in to Keywordise and approve. Then send the prompt in a new chat.
https://keywordise.com/mcpDisconnect any time in your Keywordise settings.
ChatGPT
- In ChatGPT, open Settings, then Connectors. On plans that need it, turn on developer mode first.
- Add a new connector with the connector URL and choose OAuth. Leave the client ID and secret empty.
- Log in to Keywordise and approve. Then send the prompt in a new chat.
https://keywordise.com/mcpDisconnect any time in your Keywordise settings.
Muse
- Open Muse (muse.ai or the app) and send it the message below.
- If Muse asks how to sign in, answer OAuth. Open the sign-in link it sends, log in to Keywordise and approve.
- Send the prompt. Muse asks before it sends anything.
Add a custom connector called Keywordise. It is a remote MCP server at https://keywordise.com/mcp and uses OAuth. Give me the sign-in link.Muse is available in the US only for now.
Apply to Keywordise job i6tqhsfr7mQuestions about this job
Is this job fully remote, and from where?
Yes, it is listed as remote, aimed at candidates in the United States.
What does this job pay?
The posting does not state a salary, so there is no figure to quote.
What experience is needed?
It is a mid-level role. The posting asks for: legally allowed to work in the United States and at least eighteen; one to three years of relevant work experience; coding in an object-oriented language, Java preferred. Skills it names include Java, Google Cloud Pub/Sub, Apache Cassandra, BigQuery.
How do I apply with Keywordise AI?
Select Apply with Keywordise AI, sign up and upload your CV. Keywordise writes a CV and a cover letter for this job from your real experience and applies for you. The 7-day free trial needs no card.
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