Backend Software Engineer

Backend EngineerSoftware EngineerFull TimeRemoteTeam 11-50

Location

United States

Posted

9 days ago

Salary

Not specified

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Job Description

About Airvet:

Founded in 2018, Airvet provides 24/7 access to video visits and chats with thousands of licensed veterinarians and pet care providers, delivered as a highly valued employee benefit to companies like Adobe, Manulife, Freshpet, Dayforce, and Coke Northeast.

Airvet is the #1 rated pet telemedicine app in the App Store, with over 7,300 reviews and a 4.9/5 star rating. To date, Airvet has helped 250,000+ pet families in the United States and Canada.

Read more about Airvet in the news:


ABOUT THE ROLE:
We're looking for a Backend Software Engineer to join our engineering team and take ownership of our core Go backend. You'll work within our repo — building features, improving reliability, and helping scale the systems that power millions of pet care interactions.
This is primarily a backend role, but you'll have the option to contribute across the stack. Depending on your interests and strengths, you may also help with infrastructure (Terraform, Kubernetes, AWS) or our web applications (Next.js, TypeScript).

WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING:

  • Design, build, and maintain Go backend services that power the Airvet platform
  • Work with PostgreSQL (including PostGIS for geospatial features) and Redis
  • Build and consume REST APIs with OpenAPI/Swagger documentation
  • Integrate with third-party services like Stripe, Twilio, Firebase, and AWS
  • Write well-tested code using Go's testing tools, Ginkgo/Gomega, and integration tests with Dockertest/Testcontainers
  • Contribute to observability with DataDog, Prometheus metrics and OpenTelemetry instrumentation
  • Participate in code reviews, architectural discussions, and on-call rotations
  • Optionally contribute to infrastructure (Terraform, EKS, Kustomize) or web frontends (Next.js, TypeScript, React)

 WHAT WOULD MAKE YOU A STRONG FIT FOR THE ROLE?
  • Strong proficiency in Go — you've built and shipped production services
  • Experience with PostgreSQL and relational database design (migrations, query optimization, indexing)
  • Familiarity with REST API design
  • Experience with Docker and containerized development workflows
  • Comfort working with async processing (message queues, background workers)
  • Experience with AWS services (any of: SQS, S3, RDS, EKS, SES)
  • Solid understanding of testing practices — unit, integration, and end-to-end
  • Clear communication skills and a collaborative mindset
 
Minimum Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical discipline (or equivalent practical experience)
  • 3+ years of professional software engineering experience

 
Nice to Have
  • Experience with Kubernetes (EKS) and Terraform
  • Familiarity with Next.js, TypeScript, or modern frontend frameworks
  • Experience with Firebase Auth or federated authentication systems
  • Exposure to real-time communication systems (WebSockets, SSE, video/audio)
  • Experience with CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions)
  • Background in healthtech, veterinary, or marketplace platforms

Our Technical Stack
Layer
Technologies
Backend
Go, REST/OpenAPI
Data
PostgreSQL (PostGIS), Redis, Goose migrations
Cloud
AWS (EKS, RDS, SQS, S3, SES, ECR, KMS), GCP (Firebase)
Infra
Terraform, Kubernetes, Kustomize, Docker, GitHub Actions
Observability
Prometheus, OpenTelemetry, Zap logging
Web
Next.js, TypeScript, React, MUI
Integrations
Stripe, Twilio, Firebase, OpenAI, Braze

Why Airvet
  • Remote-first — work from anywhere in the US (bonus points if you're in the Orange County area for occasional team lunches)
  • Real impact — your code directly helps pets get the care they need
  • Modern stack — Go, Kubernetes, Terraform — clean, well-structured codebase
  • Small team, big ownership — you won't be writing tickets for months before shipping
 
COMPENSATION/PERKS
  • Competitive salary and commission structure
  • Stock options
  • Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage, including Dependents
  • Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts
  • Telemedicine and Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
  • Life and AD&D policies
  • Unlimited Discretionary Time off,  paid holidays, and a flexible time off approach
  • Los Angeles-based and Remote Work team
  • 401K Retirement Plan through Human Interest (Employee contribution - Not matched currently)
  • Pet-friendly, of course!  Access to Airvet as a benefit
  • Monthly stipend for work-from-home
  • Annual Educational reimbursement program

Closing Statement:

Airvet is dedicated to working with the highest-skilled people from the most inclusive talent pool feasible. We maintain that diversity in all aspects leads to positive change, solutions, and innovation for our customers' and employees' career fulfillment. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply.

We will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with applicable law, including the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.


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