Backend Engineer (Go)

TL;DR

Backend Engineer (Go): Building and shipping reliable, secure, and scalable backend systems with an accent on architectural design, legacy code refactoring, and production readiness. Focus on solving complex engineering challenges and ensuring maintainability and performance.

Location: Hybrid, based in Baku, Azerbaijan.

Company

hirify.global is a global commerce company providing robust tools and services to video game developers for funding, distribution, marketing, and monetization.

What you will do

• Build and ship reliable, secure, and scalable backend systems from design to deployment.
• Participate in architectural discussions and offer informed technical input.
• Refactor legacy codebases to improve structure and efficiency.
• Drive production readiness by handling incident response, root cause analysis, and observability improvements.
• Write clear, testable, and well-documented code, emphasizing quality and automation.
• Collaborate closely with product managers, designers, and other engineers to align on objectives.

Requirements

• 6+ years of professional experience in software engineering.
• 2+ years of hands-on experience with Go (Golang) in production environments.
• Strong experience working with PostgreSQL and/or MySQL.
• Proficient with containerization and orchestration tools like Docker, Kubernetes (K8s), and Helm.
• Familiarity with messaging systems such as RabbitMQ or Kafka.
• Comfortable using Git and CI/CD tooling in collaborative workflows.
• Working knowledge of frontend technologies, especially React and/or Next.js.
• Basic understanding of cloud platforms (GCP preferred).
• Strong English communicator, for both technical and non-technical topics.

Nice to have

• Experience building scalable, secure Login-as-a-Service platforms.
• Deep knowledge of OAuth2, OIDC, SAML, JWT, and session/token management.
• Strong grasp of social login, SSO, and federated identity.
• Experience designing multi-tenant identity systems with isolation and configurability.
• Delivered developer-friendly APIs, SDKs, and integration documentation.

Culture & Benefits

• Contribute to a culture of engineering excellence through code reviews and design discussions.
• Advocate for sound software development practices and continuous improvement.
• Identify opportunities to reduce technical debt and improve the developer experience.
• Duties and responsibilities may evolve over time to support organizational goals and individual growth.