WunderGraph is a fast-growing startup, and we’re on a mission to redefine how companies leverage GraphQL Federation at scale. Our North Star is to enable collaboration across small and large organizations by using APIs as the backbone of business growth. If you want to make an impact, have your voice heard, and work in a no-BS organization where you can get stuff done—look no further and apply today! 🚀
About the RoleWe're building WunderGraph Cosmo, the open-source GraphQL Federation solution. Probably the most important component of Cosmo is the Cosmo Router, which - simply put - connects all API endpoints and handles the GraphQL requests and responses whilst applying the Federation protocol (among other magical things, like normalization, execution planning etc.). Fully written in Go, it's the fastest GraphQL Router available and a quite potent (and complex) piece of cutting-edge open-source software. How about joining our team to make it even better and strap the rocket boosters onto GraphQL Federation?
TEAM INTEGRATION
You report to the CTO.
You align with the CEO (product) and the CCO (customer feedback)
You support and consult with the engineering team.
Develop, refactor and maintain GraphQL Go Tools' (Router) open-source code base in Golang (low GC code)
Work closely with your engineering team mates on new Router capabilities (e.g. Open Federation, new data sources)
Focus on performance, security and stability of the Router
Review Router telemetry to identify areas of improvement
Run internal penetration tests of the Router
Troubleshoot Router issues, potentially together with our customers' engineers
Analyze and accept up open-source contributions on Github
The "Engine" is essentially a Golang application which translates GraphQL requests into any other protocol, like OpenAPI, SOAP, gRPC, GraphQL, Apollo Federation, etc... You could consider the Engine as a "GraphQL Compiler" or Transpiler. The Engine is responsible for parsing, normalization, execution planning, execution runtime, etc... If you are interested in working with ASTs, AST transformations, etc... you will love this kind of work. We have performance requirements, so you should be proficient in writing performant and low GC code in Golang.
Some of your tasks will take more than a few weeks to complete, Ideally, you're someone who likes to go deep on one topic instead of going wide and shallow on many different topics.
Here's a list of things you might be working on:
Extend the Compiler "backend" to support Apollo Federation v2
Extend the Compiler "backend" to support gRPC
Implement a native Go-based data source for SOAP and OpenAPI, currently we're using a Node.js based solution with a bridge
Improve the batching-implementation of the Engine
Improve the performance of the Engine in general, driven by feedback from our customers
If I (the CEO) had more time, I'd do all of this on my own, just because I enjoy this kind of work. Unfortunately, my role requires me to focus on Marketing, Sales, Product, and other aspects of the company. That's why we're looking to expand our "Engine Team" with you!
What you bring to the teamSenior level of proven Golang development experience in a leading / ownership role (must have)
Self-starter with a clear sense of priorities - no hand-holding needed
You must be willing and able to work out solutions on your own. This requires you to dig into hard problems and stay on target until you have solved an issue in a robust way.
Experience in working with ASTs, AST transformations etc.
Experience in writing performant and low GC code in Golang, and knowledge of how to benchmark Go code
Experience with GraphQL, API Gateways, Proxies, and Networking in general is a plus
Experience with OpenAPI, SOAP, gRPC, GraphQL, Apollo Federation is a plus
Open-source contributions are a benefit, too
You are able to work and thrive in a fully remote environment
Excellent communicator (important for a remote team) in English
You are willing and able to travel occasionally to meet the team in person (at least twice a year) or join working meetings.
You are able to work within the CET time zone.
Customers love our product because it works flawlessly, securely and fast - and because it looks darn pretty, too!
Developers love our product because of the exceptional DX (as said before, we’re an engineering company, so we care a lot about DX)
Your teammates love to work with you because you never let them down, share your knowledge, and ship like crazy as a team
Proper tests and clean code that prevent outages and security issues
You grow along with us
Work from wherever you thrive—we’re fully remote and globally distributed. If you're in Miami, come work with us in person! We also provide co-working space options worldwide if needed.
Pick your preferred work hardware
We focus on getting stuff done, and on having fun whilst doing so: work hard, play hard!
You can make a real difference and find lots of opportunities to grow together with us
Discretionary PTO: take the time you need to recharge
Competitive compensation
Depending on location, we offer healthcare benefits according to local standards
Team retreats across the globe
THE PROCESS
We respect your time and interest in WunderGraph. This is why we're aiming to make the process as fast as possible. Here's what you can expect:
30 min intro call with Alex from our People team
45 min technical background call with one of our engineers. Following this, you might receive a small take home assignment / programming task (max 1 - 2h effort) related to our open source platform. This is your chance to prove your skill!
Complete the assignment and review together with our engineers
Meet the founders
Culture fit call with team members
Offer
Our process also includes reference and background checks. We aim to respond or provide feedback in 2 or 3 days between each stage of the process. We're usually hiring through Deel as our Employer of Record, except for Germany or Florida where we're hiring directly.
WunderGraph is an equal opportunity workplace; we welcome people from all backgrounds. To keep up with us, follow us on LinkedIn or GitHub
You can find out more about our ways of working together here:
WunderGraph Public Handbook and Resources
We’re looking forward to your application so we can grow together!
