Senior Software Engineer - GO

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Senior Software Engineer - GO based in Germany.

Join a highly experienced engineering team building secure, scalable backend infrastructure for enterprise-grade applications from the ground up. In this role, you will design and develop high-performance distributed systems that prioritize reliability, security, and maintainability. Working closely with product and design teams, you'll help transform technical requirements into robust software architectures while contributing throughout the entire development lifecycle. This is an opportunity to take ownership of critical backend services, influence technical direction, and collaborate in a fully remote, engineering-driven environment that values autonomy, innovation, and continuous learning.

Accountabilities: Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend services using Go, following modern software engineering best practices.

Architect distributed systems and microservices capable of supporting enterprise-scale workloads with high availability and fault tolerance.

Translate business and product requirements into technical designs, implementation plans, and well-structured software solutions.

Build secure APIs and backend services while embedding security principles throughout application and infrastructure design.

Design and optimize relational database schemas, write efficient SQL queries, and ensure data integrity and performance.

Implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines, containerized deployments, and Kubernetes-based infrastructure.

Improve system observability through monitoring, metrics collection, distributed tracing, logging, and alerting solutions.

Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams throughout product development and contribute to engineering hiring through technical interviews and candidate assessments.

Continuously evaluate emerging technologies and recommend improvements to engineering practices, architecture, and development processes.

Requirements

Strong professional experience developing backend applications with Go.

Proven expertise designing and building microservices, service-oriented architectures, and distributed systems.

Solid experience with PostgreSQL, relational database design, schema modeling, and advanced SQL development.

Hands-on experience with Kubernetes, containerized applications, and modern CI/CD pipelines.

Strong understanding of system observability, including metrics, logging, monitoring, alerting, and distributed tracing.

Experience designing secure APIs and implementing scalable backend architectures.

Familiarity with authentication and identity protocols such as OAuth 2.0, SAML, OpenID Connect (OIDC), or WebAuthn is highly desirable.

Knowledge of audit logging, security best practices, Public Key Infrastructure (PKI), and enterprise security tooling is an advantage.

Understanding of compliance frameworks such as SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, and CCPA is preferred.

Excellent problem-solving, communication, collaboration, and technical leadership skills, with the ability to thrive in a fully remote engineering environment.

Benefits

Competitive salary of up to $230,000 USD , based on experience and qualifications.

Fully remote position with flexible working arrangements and collaboration across distributed teams.

Flexible vacation policy with encouragement to take regular time off.

Sixteen company-designated holidays each year, including an extended winter holiday period.

Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees and eligible dependents.

Twelve weeks of paid parental leave.

Regular in-person team gatherings to strengthen collaboration and team culture.

Opportunity to work on cutting-edge distributed systems with a highly experienced engineering team.

Supportive environment that encourages technical growth, innovation, and long-term career development.

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