✦ Luna Orbit — Software Engineering

Senior Backend Engineer

at Distro

📍 Remote, US Remote 💰 $140K – $200K USD / year Posted March 06, 2026
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Position Details

Salary $140K – $200K USD / year
Type Full-Time
Experience senior
Exp. Years 5+ years
Education Not specified
Category Software Engineering

About this role

Design and build scalable, event-driven distributed systems for a customer experience platform, with opportunities for mentorship and technical leadership.

Key Responsibilities

  • Build event-driven microservices
  • Design system architecture
  • Implement real-time communication features
  • Mentor junior engineers
  • Develop APIs for customer-facing systems

Technical Overview

Developing backend microservices, system architecture, real-time communication systems, and integrating AI features in a scalable environment.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a senior backend engineer experienced in building scalable, event-driven, distributed systems with a focus on real-time communications and AI-powered features. They are autonomous, collaborative, and capable of mentoring junior engineers.

Must-Have Skills

Backend developmentDistributed systemsAPI designSystem architectureMicroservices

Nice-to-Have Skills

AI and machine learningEvent-driven architectureReal-time systemsCustomer experience platforms

Tools & Platforms

Cloud platformsAPIsEvent-driven architecture tools

Required Skills

Backend developmentDistributed systemsAPI designSystem architectureMicroservicesReal-time communicationsAI-powered features

Hard Skills

Event-driven systemsDistributed systemsBackend developmentAPI designSystem architectureMicroservicesReal-time communicationsAI-powered features

Soft Skills

AutonomyMentoringTechnical decision-makingProblem-solvingCollaboration

Industry & Role

Industry Hospitality / SaaS
Job Function Backend engineering for scalable, real-time, AI-enabled systems

Keywords for Your Resume

Senior Backend EngineerEvent-driven systemsDistributed systemsBackend developmentAPI designSystem architectureMicroservicesReal-time communicationsAI-powered featuresMentoringTechnical decision-makingProblem-solvingEvent-driven architectureCustomer experience

Deal Breakers

Lack of experience with distributed or event-driven systems, No backend or API design experience, Unable to work remotely

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