Senior Backend Engineer (Remote)
GovCIOUnited States
Posted February 3, 2026
140000 - 160000 USD
Full Time
About the Company
GovCIO is a team of transformers who are passionate about transforming government IT. We deliver innovative IT services and solutions that improve how government agencies operate and serve our citizens.
Job Description
We are hiring a Senior Backend Engineer to own and evolve core backend services that power a secure, event-driven digital intake and processing platform. This is a remote full-time position.
Requirements
- Design, implement, and maintain backend services in a modern TypeScript/Node.js ecosystem
- Build and evolve event-driven pipelines, task orchestration, and asynchronous workflows
- Own relational data modeling and migrations using PostgreSQL and ORM-based schema management
- Develop robust APIs (REST and WebSocket) with clear versioning and backward-compatibility guarantees
- Implement and enforce security, authentication, and authorization patterns appropriate for regulated environments
- Partner closely with frontend, DevOps, and product stakeholders to translate requirements into durable backend solutions
- Establish and uphold engineering standards around testing (unit, integration, BDD), code quality, and documentation
- Diagnose and remediate production issues, including performance bottlenecks, data integrity issues, and deployment failures
Benefits
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Corporate Discounts
- Learning & Development platform
- Training, Education and Certification Assistance
- Referral Bonus Program
- Internal Mobility Program
- Pet Insurance
- Flexible Work Environment
