Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. GOAT Group is a leading platform for authentic sneakers, apparel, and accessories. They are seeking a Senior Software Engineer I to lead backend architecture and system design, driving technical decisions and coordinating cross-functional delivery to support critical customer-facing features.
Responsibilities
- Lead backend architecture and system design, proactively proposing and driving new systems that support critical customer facing features
- Take point on initiatives, owning the backend roadmap, driving technical decisions, and coordinating cross-functional delivery
- Optimize existing systems for performance, reliability, and cost. You treat production health as a first-class priority, not an afterthought
- Serve as the team's technical anchor: set engineering standards, lead design reviews, unblock teammates
- Manage technical roadmap and problems of significantly larger scope, from formulating an efficient game plan to delivering stable, well-tested features on time
- Make technical recommendations that improve the codebase while minimizing risk; identify and fix (or ideally prevent) bugs and performance bottlenecks
- Coordinate and communicate seamlessly across engineering, product, and design teams
- Leverage AI coding tools (Claude, Codex, etc.) to accelerate development velocity for yourself and the team
Skills
- 5+ years of software engineering experience, with deep expertise in backend / distributed systems
- Proven track record of leading a team to execute and ship features, you've been the tech lead others rely on
- Strong proficiency in Go, Python, Ruby, or similar backend languages/frameworks
- Hands-on experience designing, building, and scaling distributed systems that handle real-world traffic at scale
- Proficient with AI-assisted development tools (Claude, Codex, Copilot, etc.) and a believer in using them to multiply team output
- A T-shaped engineer / generalist mindset with deep expertise in at least one domain (e.g., API design, data pipelines, event-driven architectures, infrastructure)
- A proactive ownership mentality, you don't wait for permission to improve things; you identify problems, propose solutions, and execute
- Comfortable navigating ambiguity, handling conflict constructively, and building consensus across teams with competing priorities
- Familiarity with the technologies, tradeoffs, and design patterns emerging in modern web services and cloud-native architectures
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience
- Frontend experience (React, TypeScript, iOS, Android or similar), we value engineers who can work across the stack when needed
- Familiarity with ecommerce applications
Benefits
- 401K
- Paid time off
- Dental
- Medical
- Vision
- Disability
- Life insurance options
Company Overview
Goat Group is a marketplace for authentic sneakers, apparel, and accessories. It was founded in 2011, and is headquartered in Culver City, California, USA, with a workforce of 1001-5000 employees. Its website is https://www.goatgroup.com.Company H1B Sponsorship
GOAT Group has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 10 in 2025, 2 in 2024, 13 in 2023, 11 in 2022, 9 in 2021, 6 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.