Senior Backend Engineer - Platform Scalability - UK
Goteleport
| Company | Goteleport |
| Category | Engineering |
| Location | GB |
| Remote | Remote |
| Employment | Not stated |
| Level | Senior |
| Salary | Not stated by the employer |
| Posted | 23 Jun 2026 |
| Last verified | 12 Aug 2026 |
| Source | The employer's own careers page (company_site) |
Description
Teleport is an AI Infrastructure Identity Company solving cryptographic identity and access control for infrastructure. This Senior Backend Engineer role focuses on platform scalability, working on the open-source Teleport Core Product across performance, security, networking, and system integrations.
What You'll Do
• Become an expert on scalability, performance, and reliability of Teleport in large deployments
• Design, develop, and ship high-quality products primarily in Go
• Collaborate closely with other teams on scalability and performance matters
• Work directly with customers to diagnose and remediate performance issues
• Grow technical expertise across the full product lifecycle from customer discovery through implementation and documentation
What You Need
• Extensive Go programming experience
• Extensive experience developing scalable, reliable, and performant distributed systems and platforms
• Linux systems engineering experience
• Knowledge of Identity Management, RBAC, ABAC, and zero-trust security models
• Builder mentality with experience building zero-to-one products
• Willingness to complete a take-home coding challenge in Go as part of the interview process
Nice to Have
• Significant contributions to open source projects
• Intellectual curiosity and willingness to master new technologies
• Transparency, honesty, and collaborative mindset
Extensive health coverage, annual expense budget, rest and recovery policies, retirement savings plans, professional development opportunities