Senior Backend Software Engineer

About the role

As a Senior Software Engineer at Radiant, you will be a hands-on technical leader driving the design and development of critical systems including GPU orchestration, inference-serving infrastructure, and core platform APIs. You will set standards for engineering excellence, collaborate with principal engineers on strategy, and partner with infrastructure and machine learning teams to deliver high-performance AI systems. While not a people management role, you will play a pivotal role in shaping engineering direction, design decisions, and cross-team collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Design and build backend services in Go that power AI infrastructure, networking, inference orchestration, and model lifecycle management
• Implement secure, reliable APIs (gRPC/REST) and backend systems
• Design and develop Kubernetes Operators to manage compute and networking resources
• Contribute to architectural discussions, providing input on design reviews and system evolution
• Collaborate closely with platform and infrastructure teams to deliver production-grade, secure, and scalable services
• Maintain high standards for code quality, observability, and maintainability through reviews and best practices

Required skills

• Golang
• Distributed systems
• gRPC
• REST
• Kubernetes
• CI/CD
• Observability
• Security

Nice to have

• Infrastructure
• Networking
• Authentication
• Authorization
• RBAC
• Nvidia hardware
• Cumulus
• NVLink

Benefits

• 25 days of annual leave
• Learning Time
• Private medical insurance
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Gympass subscription
• Company shares program
• Enhanced parental pay & leave