Principal Backend Engineer (Go)
FunnelStory
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Practise the Principal Backend Engineer (Go) at FunnelStory interview free →**What are we building?** FunnelStory is building the **GTM context graph** — the infrastructure layer that lets revenue teams and AI agents reason over live customer intelligence. We fuse GTM data from many systems, maintain durable account truth, and power permissioned actions and agents on top. Backend: **Go, PostgreSQL, Docker, AWS**; enterprise and on-prem deployments. **Opportunity** * Own major backend work across the **data platform** (connections, ETL/reverse ETL, sync) and the **agent layer** (workflow runtime, reliability, usage/billing) * Solve hard product problems — incremental refreshes, reconciliation, integrations at scale * Shape architecture, engineering process, and culture with the founders * Work closely with the team to design and ship new features * Mentor others and help lead as we grow **Who are you?** * Opinionated, accountable, and ownership-driven * You tackle unknown problems and find practical solutions; you communicate clearly * You challenge weak ideas and care about products customers can trust * You use **AI tooling** to ship faster — and you still write **clean, reliable code** (not slop) **Your experience** * **7+ years** as a senior/principal backend engineer * **4+ years** building services and REST APIs in **Go** * **4+ years** of **SQL** with PostgreSQL (or similar) * **Docker** and **AWS** * Experience with **data pipelines**, integrations, or **AI/agent systems** in production * You have designed or owned major backend modules/components **What we offer** * A small, senior, passionate team * Competitive salary and equity * Flexible vacation policy * Remote (India)
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