Backend Engineer

Location: Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, Guatemala, Panama (Remote)

Contract Type: Contractor, Subcontractor, or Full-Time Employee (depending on country)

Experience Level: Senior (5+ years)

About the Role

Turing is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer (Golang + GraphQL) to join a high-performing engineering team focused on building large-scale distributed systems. You'll play a key role in designing and developing critical infrastructure and services that power next-generation AI products.

This role offers the opportunity to work in a fast-paced, fully remote environment alongside world-class engineers and innovators.

• Collaborate cross-functionally with Product, Design, and Engineering teams to deliver scalable, high-impact features.
• Own the full software development lifecycle: design, development, testing, deployment, and monitoring.
• Review code, provide technical feedback, and contribute to engineering best practices.
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to improving development processes.
• Proactively seek ways to improve system architecture, performance, and reliability.

• 5+ years of experience working on large-scale distributed systems.
• Proficiency in Golang; additional experience with Python, Rust, or Ruby is a plus.
• Strong experience with GraphQL, RESTful APIs, HTTP, and/or Thrift.
• Knowledge of distributed caching and large-scale data storage systems such as Cassandra.
• Proven ability to design and maintain scalable, reliable backend systems.
• Experience leading cross-functional projects.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field (or equivalent experience).
• Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate effectively in a remote team.
• Entrepreneurial mindset — proactive, adaptable, and comfortable with ambiguity.