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Staff Software Engineer | Backend at Formal

Department: Engineering

Location
San Francisco, California
Type
Full-time
Level
senior
Posted

Description

Formal is hiring a senior backend software engineer to design and develop high-performance, scalable data platforms and services for its network security platform. The role owns product features from research through production, improves reliability, and leads impactful initiatives. It requires 6+ years of software development experience, strong Golang and streaming-data-processing expertise, production debugging skills, and experience with databases, operating systems, networking, containerization, and infrastructure-as-code. The position offers cash compensation and stock options, with 100% medical, dental, and vision coverage for U.S.-based full-time employees.

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