Backend Engineer (Golang)

TL;DR

Backend Engineer (Golang): Design and implement complex business logic in Golang autonomously for backend solutions across product areas with an accent on high performance, system reliability, and optimal database structures. Focus on asynchronous service interactions, microservices architecture, and comprehensive observability strategy.

Location: Hybrid work in Egypt.

Company

hirify.global is a product company focusing on developing and scaling backend solutions across multiple product areas.

What you will do

• Design and implement complex business logic in Golang autonomously, ensuring high performance and system reliability.
• Design optimal database structures (SQL), manage indexes, and optimize query performance, building asynchronous service interactions using Kafka.
• Take ownership of the backend services lifecycle, including delivery, monitoring, and maintaining them in the production environment.
• Write clean, structured code, conduct code reviews, and ensure compliance with architectural guidelines and engineering best practices.
• Set up monitoring and alerting for your services, participate in Post-Mortem processes, and automate routine tasks.
• Share expertise with the team, participate in onboarding new members, and contribute to the development of internal libraries and tools.

Requirements

• 5+ years of commercial backend engineering experience, solving complex problems in high-load environments.
• 3+ years of commercial experience with Golang, applying advanced features in practice.
• Strong SQL knowledge, including designing schemas, scaling strategies (replication, partitioning, sharding), and query optimization for high-load environments.
• In-depth knowledge of Redis, familiar with various data structures, and its efficient use in high-load systems.
• Experience working with Docker, understanding CI/CD pipelines, and knowledge of Kubernetes (or analogs) and cloud infrastructure (like AWS).
• Experience with synchronous and asynchronous inter-service communication patterns, focusing on reliability in high-load environments.
• Knowledge of main microservice architecture patterns and a deep understanding of efficient interactions between client and server applications.
• Proven ability to design and implement a full observability strategy, including metrics, logging, dashboards, and tracing.

Culture & Benefits

• Stable salary and official employment.
• Health insurance.
• Hybrid work mode and flexible schedule.
• Access to professional counseling services, including psychological, financial, and legal support.
• Discount club membership.
• Diverse internal training programs and partially or fully paid additional training courses.
• All necessary work equipment provided.