Senior Backend Engineer (Go)

TL;DR

Senior Backend Engineer (Go): Building and optimizing core backend services for a QMS platform, integrating with legacy systems and new microservices with an accent on clean architecture, domain-driven design, and technical debt reduction. Focus on designing scalable, secure, and performant solutions for a globally used SaaS product.

Location: Remote

Company

hirify.global empowers life sciences companies with robust, scalable, and compliant solutions.

What you will do

• Design, implement, and maintain core backend services in Go, including authentication, event bus, and audit trails.
• Integrate foundational services with both the legacy QMS monolith and new microservices.
• Apply clean architecture and domain-driven design principles for maintainable and scalable systems.
• Proactively identify and reduce technical debt across key components.
• Collaborate with other engineering teams to deliver secure, high-performing, and compliant solutions.
• Promote best practices in testing, code quality, and automation, and contribute to architecture discussions.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in backend engineering.
• Strong understanding of system design, microservices, REST APIs, authentication, and observability.
• Solid foundation and hands-on experience with Go, or a strong willingness to quickly become proficient.
• Working knowledge of PHP, comfortable reading and modifying existing code.
• Familiarity with modern infrastructure and DevOps tools such as Docker, Kubernetes, and AWS.
• Experience with automated testing practices, including unit/integration testing, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Think in systems, not just code, balancing pragmatism with long-term quality.
• Strong communicator and collaborator in a remote-first, international environment.

Culture & Benefits

• Work on platform services powering a regulated SaaS product used globally in Life Sciences.
• Help shape the future of a mission-critical QMS platform during a transition to modern architecture.
• Be part of a remote, ambitious team that values collaboration, knowledge sharing, and engineering excellence.
• Grow your career by working on cross-cutting platform challenges: scalability, security, APIs, and service orchestration.

Hiring process

• Stage 1: HR Screening Call (20–25 min)
• Stage 2: Technical Screening (45 min, EM)
• Stage 3: Deep Dive Session (90 min) (Senior Engineer(s), EM)
• Stage 4: CTO / VPE Fit Call (30 min)
• Stage 5: Offer