Senior Go Software Engineer

Job description

ABOUT THE ROLE

In this role, you will join SoftServe as a Senior Go Engineer, working with a global retail services client operating across multiple countries. You will contribute to building a secure, EU-based PaaS cloud platform focused on security, privacy, and regulatory compliance. As part of a cross-functional European team, you will help design and deliver scalable backend and middleware solutions within a modern, cloud-native ecosystem.

RESPONSIBILITIES

- Design and develop scalable microservices using Go

- Build and optimize backend services with a focus on performance, reliability, and scalability

- Take ownership of operational and SRE-related activities, including incident support and system reliability

- Work with relational databases (e.g., PostgreSQL) for data processing and storage

- Ensure secure development practices aligned with the platform and compliance requirements

- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver new features and resolve dependencies

- Troubleshoot and resolve performance, stability, and security issues

- Participate in testing activities, including unit, integration, and manual testing, as well as code reviews

- Support and enhance CI/CD processes and contribute to automation efforts

- Continuously improve and optimize existing solutions

- Actively participate in Agile ceremonies (planning, refinement, review, retrospective)

REQUIREMENTS

- Extensive experience (5+ years) in software development, with strong expertise in Go

- Hands-on experience with microservices architecture

- Experience working with relational databases, particularly PostgreSQL

- Strong skills in coding, testing, debugging, and system integration

- Understanding of secure software development principles

- Experience with containerization and cloud technologies (Docker, Kubernetes, VMs, CloudFoundry)

- Familiarity with infrastructure as code tools (Terraform, Ansible) is a plus

- Experience with observability tools such as Grafana and Prometheus

- Ability to work independently in an Agile environment

- Strong problem-solving skills, including root cause analysis

- Experience providing technical leadership and supporting complex systems

- Confident communication skills in English, both written and verbal, in a multicultural and distributed setup