Senior Backend Developer (GoLang)

TL;DR

Senior Backend Developer (GoLang): Designing, developing, and maintaining core backend infrastructure for a complex multi-module web platform with an accent on connectivity, data processing, and authentication services. Focus on implementing diverse communication protocols, managing high-volume data transformation, and ensuring robust system security.

Location: Remote from Eastern Europe

Company

hirify.global is a digital product engineering company with over 18,000 experts globally, building inspiring products, services, and experiences.

What you will do

• Develop and maintain critical platform services, including connectivity, data processing, automation, notifications, and authentication.
• Implement and manage various communication protocols such as MQTT, OPC, REST, and Kafka.
• Ensure reliable data ingestion from diverse sources, performing transformations, calculations, and analysis.
• Build and maintain executors for user-defined Python scripts, SQL queries, workflows, and rule chains.
• Develop and maintain email and messaging notification infrastructure (Slack, Google Chat, SMS).
• Implement and secure authentication services, including TOTP, to protect platform and user data.
• Participate in architecture decisions, lead feature design, and collaborate with frontend, QA, and product teams.

Requirements

• 5+ years of backend development experience using Go.
• Proven track record building complex, multi-service platforms.
• Strong problem-solving and system design skills.
• Experience with distributed systems and microservices architecture.
• Knowledge of industrial protocols (OPC UA, MQTT) and message queuing/event-driven architectures.
• Proficiency with Linux, Docker, Python, and SQL for database design and API development (REST, gRPC).

Nice to have

• Experience with IoT, industrial systems, or data-intensive applications.

Culture & Benefits

• Dynamic and non-hierarchical work culture in a global company across 39 countries.
• Opportunity to take ownership of entire subsystems and lead feature design.
• Emphasis on clean code, thorough testing, and maintainable architecture.
• Self-motivated environment with a focus on continuous improvement.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (frontend, QA, product).