Backend Architect
Posted 13 May 2026
Advertised as “Backend Architect - Golang”
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- Expected experience
- 8+ yrs
- Management level
- People management
- Employment
- Remote
No salary listed for this role.
Field of studyComputer Science (or related)
Study levelBachelor's
Field of studyComputer Science (or related)
Study levelMaster's
Point Wild helps customers monitor, manage, and protect against the risks associated with their identities and personal information in a digital world. Backed by WndrCo, Warburg Pincus and General Catalyst, Point Wild is dedicated to creating the world’s most comprehensive portfolio of industry-leading cybersecurity solutions. Our vision is to become THE go-to resource for every cyber protection need individuals may face - today and in the future.
Join us for the ride!
About the Role
We're seeking a hands-on VPN Backend Architect to lead our backend team while spending 70% of your time writing Golang code. You'll set technical direction for our backend platform serving millions of users, guide an engineering team, and own architecture decisions for distributed services that must be fast, reliable, and secure at scale.
This role suits someone who wants to design secure, scalable systems and write the code that runs them.
What You'll Do
- Define and evolve the architecture of our backend platform serving connections from millions of users
- Design and build highly available distributed services in Golang while setting technical direction on scalability, reliability, and performance targets
- Lead code reviews and champion testing discipline, clean architecture, and engineering best practices across the team
- Partner with the SDK team to integrate client features cleanly into backend systems and deliver end-to-end functionality
- Mentor engineers and grow the technical depth of the team while collaborating with security, infrastructure, and product teams
- Drive the team to meet performance targets and ship reliable products that protect users at scale
What We're Looking For
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field.
- 8+ years of backend engineering & architecture experience with 5+ years in Golang
- Proven track record designing and operating distributed systems at scale with deep understanding of networking protocols (IP, TCP, UDP, HTTP/HTTPS, DNS)
- Hands-on experience with VPN protocols (WireGuard, OpenVPN, IPsec), tunneling, NAT traversal, and low-latency networking
- Production experience on AWS (EC2, EKS, S3, Aurora/RDS) with container technologies (Docker, Kubernetes) and strong Linux development background
- Working knowledge of cryptography fundamentals, threat modeling methodologies, secure coding practices, and strong API design skills
Bonus Points
- Master's degree in Computer Science or related field