Senior Software Engineer ( Golang)

Lawrence Harvey
Barcelona, Spain
10 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English

Job location

Barcelona, Spain

Tech stack

API
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Cloud Engineering
Software Quality
Distributed Systems
NoSQL
Software Engineering
SQL Databases
Data Streaming
Data Logging
Delivery Pipeline
Backend
Event Driven Architecture
Kubernetes
Kafka
GraphQL
Docker
Go

Job description

We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer to design, build and operate backend and platform services in a cloud native environment.The role focuses on distributed systems, event driven architectures and highly reliable APIs, with strong ownership from design to production.You will work on systems that handle high traffic, integrate with third party providers and internal platforms, and require strong observability, scalability and resilience guarantees.ResponsibilitiesDesign and implement backend services and platform components using Go and other modern backend languagesBuild and evolve event driven architectures using messaging and streaming technologiesDesign and maintain REST and GraphQL APIs consumed by internal and external clientsImplement service to service communication patterns with a focus on reliability, idempotency and fault toleranceOwn the full software lifecycle in a you build it, you run it environmentInstrument services with logs, metrics and traces, and actively use observability data for troubleshooting and improvementsPerform root cause analysis of production incidents and implement long term fixesCollaborate with cross functional teams to design scalable and maintainable solutionsMentor other engineers and contribute to engineering standards and best practicesTechnical stackBackend: Go, with experience in other backend languages considered a plusCloud and infrastructure: AWS or similar cloud providersContainers and orchestration: Docker, Kubernetes, HelmEventing and messaging: Kafka or equivalent streaming platformsData stores: SQL and NoSQL databasesObservability: metrics, logging and tracing systems, preferably OpenTelemetry basedCI/CD: automated pipelines and infrastructure as codeWhat we are looking forStrong experience building backend systems in production environmentsSolid understanding of distributed systems and cloud native architecturesHands on experience with event driven systems and asynchronous workflowsGood understanding of observability beyond dashboards, including data models and performance tradeoffsComfortable owning services in production and participating in on call rotationsPragmatic mindset with attention to code quality, testing and maintainabilityAbility to communicate technical decisions clearly and work collaboratively

Requirements

fixesCollaborate with cross functional teams to design scalable and maintainable solutionsMentor other engineers and contribute to engineering standards and best practicesTechnical stackBackend: Go, with experience in other backend languages considered a plusCloud and infrastructure: AWS or similar cloud providersContainers and orchestration: Docker, Kubernetes, HelmEventing and messaging: Kafka or equivalent streaming platformsData stores: SQL and NoSQL databasesObservability: metrics, logging and tracing systems, preferably OpenTelemetry basedCI/CD: automated pipelines and infrastructure as codeWhat we are looking forStrong experience building backend systems in production environmentsSolid understanding of distributed systems and cloud native architecturesHands on experience with event driven systems and asynchronous workflowsGood understanding of observability beyond dashboards, including data models and performance tradeoffsComfortable owning services in production and participating in on call rotationsPragmatic mindset with attention to code quality, testing and maintainabilityAbility to communicate technical decisions clearly and work collaboratively

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