About the job Senior Golang Developer
For our client, we are looking for a Senior Go Backend Engineer to join a long-term, full-time, remote collaboration.
Our client is building a scalable, developer-friendly messaging platform covering email, SMS, and RCS. The product focuses on messaging infrastructure optimizing for deliverability, speed, and API quality.Youll be part of a lean, high-performing team working directly with the Product Manager, DevOps, and Customer Success teams. While you wont mentor initially, the company expects you to bring leadership energy and technical ownership.Work setup:
- Type: Full-time, remote
- Start: ASAP
- Collaboration: Long-term
- Overlap from time to time: 16:00 до 22:00 Kyiv time
The ideal candidateYoure a seasoned Go backend engineer (5+ years) who thrives in building high-volume distributed systems. Youre comfortable with cloud-native development, proactive in communication, and naturally take technical ownership and leadership.What you will do
- Architect, design, and implement backend systems using Go.
- Build and maintain high-volume messaging systems for email, SMS, and RCS.
- Champion API design, distributed systems, and messaging reliability best practices.
- Take a technical leadership role: participate in code reviews, mentor peers, and define standards.
- Collaborate closely with Product, DevOps, and Frontend teams to deliver business-critical features.
- Communicate effectively and drive product and technical discussions forward.
Requirements
- 5+ years of backend experience with Go (Golang).
- Solid understanding of REST APIs, gRPC, microservices, and scalable architectures.
- Hands-on experience with GCP (preferred), Docker, and Kubernetes.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills.
Nice-to-have
- Experience with messaging deliverability, carrier compliance, A2P workflows.
- Knowledge of Kafka, Airflow, Apache Beam, BigQuery, or other data streaming tools.
- Familiarity with real-time systems, WebSockets, or push notifications.
- Background as a startup engineer or technical founder.
- Open-source contributions or tech community involvement.
- Experience with SMTP, SMPP, Twilio, Mailgun, or RCS APIs.
What the company offers
- Competitive salary and equity;
- Fully remote work with flexible hours;
- High level of autonomy and ownership;
- Fast-moving, transparent team culture;
- Learning and development budget.
Interview process
- Intro call with recruiter;
- Technical interview
- 15-minute client call;
- Final technical interview with the client.
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