About the Role

We are seeking a Backend Engineer who crafts high-performance, elegant systems. You'll build everything from data indexing pipelines to customer-facing APIs, with a focus on simplicity and speed. At Throne, we believe in ruthlessly eliminating complexity while maintaining exceptional performance.

Core Technologies

• Go
• Amazon Web Services (AWS)
• PostgreSQL
• gRPC
• Protocol Buffers

Key Responsibilities

• Design and implement high-performance gRPC APIs
• Build robust data indexing and processing pipelines
• Optimize PostgreSQL queries and schema design
• Develop and maintain core backend services on AWS
• Create clean, maintainable, and efficient code
• Design simple solutions to complex problems
• Implement monitoring and observability solutions
• Drive architectural decisions with a focus on performance

Technical Requirements

• Deep expertise in Go and its ecosystem
• Strong experience with PostgreSQL optimization
• Proven track record building production gRPC services
• Experience with AWS services, especially:ECS S3 SQS Aurora/RDS Sagemaker Terraform
• Understanding of distributed systems principles
• Experience with high-throughput data processing
• Knowledge of performance optimization techniques

You Should Have

• Built and shipped production backend systems
• Optimized large-scale database operations
• Implemented efficient data processing pipelines
• Designed clean, well-documented APIs
• Strong opinions about system design, weakly held
• Bias towards simple, maintainable solutions
• Track record of measuring and improving performance

Technical Focus Areas

API Design & Implementation

• gRPC service design
• Protocol Buffer schema design
• API versioning and evolution
• Error handling and validation
• Performance optimization

Database

• PostgreSQL query optimization
• Schema design and migrations
• Indexing strategies
• Connection pooling
• Query monitoring and profiling

Data Processing

• Batch processing pipelines
• Stream processing (pubsub / River Queue)
• ETL workflow design
• Data validation and cleanup
• Performance monitoring

Infrastructure

• AWS service architecture
• Containerization
• Load balancing
• Monitoring and alerting
• Cost optimization

Projects You'll Work On

• High-performance data indexing systems
• Scalable API services
• Data processing pipelines
• Performance optimization
• Monitoring and observability systems

What We Look For

• Obsession with simple, maintainable solutions
• Deep understanding of performance optimization
• Strong system design capabilities
• Excellent debugging skills
• Clear technical communication
• Focus on measuring and improving systems

What We Offer

• Work on performance-critical systems
• High-impact technical decisions
• Modern tech stack
• Focus on engineering excellence
• Competitive compensation

Engineering at Throne means building systems that are fast, simple, and maintainable. We value measured results over theoretical discussions and prefer iterative improvements over big rewrites.