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Senior Backend Engineer

Gremlin Remote USA Remote USA Full Time Posted Sep 7, 2026

Job Overview

Today’s complex, fast-paced systems have become a minefield of reliability risks-any of which could cause an outage that costs millions and destroys customer confidence.

That’s why high-availability teams use the Gremlin to find and fix ‌reliability risks before they become incidents.

Job Description

In this role, you’ll get to: Work closely with engineers, product managers, and other stakeholders to design and build the latest and greatest in Chaos Engineering tooling Leverage strong collaboration and communication skills to deliver new features within a remote culture Partner with product and other business units to understand business problems and present technical solutions and tradeoffs Actively mentor and grow your teammates Care deeply about the customer experience We'll expect you to have: 5+ years professional Java software engineering experience Experience in Go & Systems Level Programming Experience in cloud technologies: e.

g AWS, Lambda, Serverless. Experience with other cloud technologies like Google, Oracle also considered Experience in DynamoDB and/or other no-sql DB or experience in any major relational databases Experience in infrastructure & systems level technologies: e.

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Key Responsibilities

  • Gremlin Reliability Platform helps software teams proactively monitor and test their systems for common reliability risks, build and enforce reliability standards, and automate their reliability practices organization-wide.
  • As the industry leader in Chaos Engineering and reliability testing, we work with hundreds of the world’s largest organizations where high availability is non-negotiable.
  • About the Role of the Senior Software Engineer As a Software Engineer at Gremlin, you will have the opportunity to improve the reliability of the internet at large by developing Chaos Engineering tooling.
  • You will be able to leverage your engineering experience to inform product design as well as solve complex technical problems that directly impact our customers (which range from the Fortune 500 to smaller organizations).
  • You will work closely with a small, talented team focused on quality, delivery, and predictability.
  • In this role, you’ll get to: Work closely with engineers, product managers, and other stakeholders to design and build the latest and greatest in Chaos Engineering tooling Leverage strong collaboration and communication skills to deliver new features within a remote culture Partner with product and other business units to understand business problems and present technical solutions and tradeoffs Actively mentor and grow your teammates Care deeply about the customer experience We'll expect you to have: 5+ years professional Java software engineering experience Experience in Go & Systems Level Programming Experience in cloud technologies: e.g AWS, Lambda, Serverless.
  • Experience with other cloud technologies like Google, Oracle also considered Experience in DynamoDB and/or other no-sql DB or experience in any major relational databases Experience in infrastructure & systems level technologies: e.g., Linux, Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShiftExperience in architecting complex distributed systems and integrating with external systems Strong advocate and practitioner of automated testing, CI/CD, and engineering best practices Bonus Experience: Has been on-call and participated in an incident management program Familiarity with modern JavaScript frameworks & web development practices: e.g., React, TypeScript, etc.
  • We set the standard for reliability and equip leading organizations with the mindset and expertise needed to drive reliability improvements that move the world forward.

Required Skills and Qualifications

  • You will be able to leverage your engineering experience to inform product design as well as solve complex technical problems that directly impact our customers (which range from the Fortune 500 to smaller organizations).
  • In this role, you’ll get to: Work closely with engineers, product managers, and other stakeholders to design and build the latest and greatest in Chaos Engineering tooling Leverage strong collaboration and communication skills to deliver new features within a remote culture Partner with product and other business units to understand business problems and present technical solutions and tradeoffs Actively mentor and grow your teammates Care deeply about the customer experience We'll expect you to have: 5+ years professional Java software engineering experience Experience in Go & Systems Level Programming Experience in cloud technologies: e.g AWS, Lambda, Serverless.
  • Experience with other cloud technologies like Google, Oracle also considered Experience in DynamoDB and/or other no-sql DB or experience in any major relational databases Experience in infrastructure & systems level technologies: e.g., Linux, Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShiftExperience in architecting complex distributed systems and integrating with external systems Strong advocate and practitioner of automated testing, CI/CD, and engineering best practices Bonus Experience: Has been on-call and participated in an incident management program Familiarity with modern JavaScript frameworks & web development practices: e.g., React, TypeScript, etc.
  • Experience taking features from concept to full production release *The role does not offer sponsorship employment benefits.
  • We recognize that salary varies from person to person depending on level of experience and we welcome direct conversations about it.
  • The final offer will vary based on assessment of a candidate's skills and ability and our budget and market data.

Benefits and Perks

  • Experience with other cloud technologies like Google, Oracle also considered Experience in DynamoDB and/or other no-sql DB or experience in any major relational databases Experience in infrastructure & systems level technologies: e.g., Linux, Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShiftExperience in architecting complex distributed systems and integrating with external systems Strong advocate and practitioner of automated testing, CI/CD, and engineering best practices Bonus Experience: Has been on-call and participated in an incident management program Familiarity with modern JavaScript frameworks & web development practices: e.g., React, TypeScript, etc.
  • Experience taking features from concept to full production release *The role does not offer sponsorship employment benefits.
  • Gremlin offers competitive total compensation packages including 401k Matching, Equity and other benefits such as flexible time off and paid company holidays.

USA Jobs Today role summary

Role Summary

Senior Backend Engineer at Gremlin is a remote United States position and is listed as Full Time.

Today’s complex, fast-paced systems have become a minefield of reliability risks-any of which could cause an outage that costs millions and destroys customer confidence.

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