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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Senior Software Engineer (Go) - **Company:** MEGAPORT (USA), INC. - **Location:** Brisbane, United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), User Authentication, Command-Line Interface, Software as a Service, Profiling, Continuous Integration, Software Debugging, Programming Tools, Distributed Systems, Github, Identity and Access Management, Performance Tuning, Query Optimization, Web Services, Database Optimization, Backend, Git, Kubernetes, Information Technology, Restful APIs, Software Version Control, Microservices - **Published:** August 26, 2026 - **Apply:** https://arc.dev/remote-jobs/j/redirect/pfe0sro6ax ## About the Role * Proven professional experience as a Backend Engineer using Go. * Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent professional experience. * Demonstrated experience with building services on top of Kubernetes. * Solid knowledge of scalable web service development, including RESTful APIs, microservices architecture, and distributed systems. * Strong proficiency in designing and consuming APIs, including managing authentication and authorization protocols. * Proficiency in database management, with hands-on experience in optimizing database performance, designing schemas, and query optimization. * Strong problem-solving skills and ability to deliver high-quality code in a fast-paced environment. * Experience with performance profiling and debugging tools to optimize system performance. * Experience managing infrastructure on AWS and working with GitHub as a core platform. * Solid understanding of version control systems (Git) and continuous integration/delivery. * Excellent communication and collaboration skills to work effectively in a team-oriented environment. * Experience building internal developer-facing tools or CLI applications. * Passion for 'Platform as a Product'-you enjoy identifying bottlenecks in the developer lifecycle and building automated solutions to solve them. ## Description Come join us as a key contributor in improving Megaport's internal developer experience. Sitting within the Platform Engineering team, as a Go developer, you will design, develop, and maintain the tools and APIs that power our engineering organization. You will focus on building robust, Go-based backend services and CLI tooling that automate operational workflows, streamline access management, and ensure our systems adhere to global engineering standards at scale., * Develop Internal Developer Tooling: Build high-performance Go-based APIs, microservices, and CLI tools that reduce friction, automate manual processes, and enhance productivity for our engineering teams. * Engineer Scalable Automation: Design and implement systems that orchestrate workflows between our systems of record, SaaS platforms, and internal infrastructure. * Implement Governance-as-Code: Design and maintain automated systems for repository and service oversight, ensuring our engineering ecosystem remains consistent, secure, and aligned with organizational standards as we scale. * Build Self-Service Infrastructure: Create and maintain the automated interfaces and abstractions that allow teams to request and manage infrastructure resources securely without Platform team intervention. * Operate and Optimize: Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design, deploy, and maintain reliable, Go-based backend systems hosted on Kubernetes/EKS. 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