Senior Golang Engineer

Location: Remote Workplace: Remote We are looking for a Senior Golang Engineer to contribute to the development of high-load, business-critical backend systems within the betting domain. This role requires strong hands-on Go expertise, a deep understanding of backend engineering principles, and the ability to work with complex distributed environments where performance, reliability, and data integrity are essential. Responsibilities: - Build and evolve scalable backend services in Go, focusing on system performance, stability, and maintainable engineering solutions - Contribute to key technical decisions around application architecture, infrastructure, and the long-term evolution of backend systems - Develop clean, well-structured, and testable code while maintaining strong documentation and engineering standards - Participate in peer code reviews, providing technical feedback and helping maintain consistent development practices across the team - Work with complex data flows and backend components, ensuring reliable processing and high standards of data integrity - Collaborate with other engineers throughout the development lifecycle, contributing to technical discussions, estimation, planning, and delivery within a Scrum environment - Take ownership of assigned development activities and independently organize day-to-day work in line with broader team priorities Requirements: - Strong senior-level engineering background with 7+ years in commercial software development, including 4+ recent years focused primarily on Go - Proven track record of building backend solutions specifically for betting products — relevant industry experience is essential for this role - Advanced knowledge of how Go works under the hood, with confidence working with concurrency, data structures, memory allocation, and garbage collection - Solid database engineering skills, including extensive work with relational databases and the ability to troubleshoot, tune, and improve sophisticated SQL queries - Comfortable working in Linux-based environments, with practical knowledge of containerization using Docker - Production experience with Kafka and Kubernetes as part of modern backend infrastructure - Quality-focused engineering approach, with the ability to design code for testability and maintain reliable unit test coverage - Intermediate English combined with Upper-Intermediate Russian for effective day-to-day communication Would be a plus: - Background in financial, transactional, or similarly data-sensitive systems, where accuracy and consistency of information are business-critical - Experience designing or contributing to distributed, microservice-based systems - Knowledge of architectural practices such as Domain-Driven Design (DDD), Clean Architecture, or Hexagonal Architecture - Previous hands-on work with PostgreSQL and ClickHouse What's in it for you: - Private health insurance and sports-related benefits - Paid time off and maternity leave support - Free language courses - Professional development through upskilling opportunities, internal workshops, and participation in industry conferences - Referral program with additional rewards - Access to professional networking opportunities and corporate events