Senior Golang Engineer (Go)

TL;DR

Senior Golang Engineer (Go): Designing, developing, and operating scalable backend microservices for a meal kit delivery platform with an accent on event-driven architectures, cloud-native deployments, and distributed systems. Focus on taking end-to-end ownership of services, improving search and personalization features, and ensuring system reliability within a cross-functional agile team.

Location: Remote from Eastern Europe

Company

hirify.global is a global leader in the meal kit delivery industry, helping customers cook healthy, homemade meals without the stress of meal planning or grocery shopping.

What you will do

• Design, develop, deploy, and operate scalable backend microservices in a cloud-native environment.
• Take end-to-end ownership of services, from architecture and implementation to monitoring and continuous improvement.
• Contribute to event-driven systems using modern messaging and streaming technologies.
• Apply DevOps best practices, including CI/CD, infrastructure automation, and observability.
• Collaborate as a proactive, solution-oriented member of an autonomous, cross-functional agile team.
• Share knowledge, support peers, and contribute to engineering excellence within the team.

Requirements

• Strong background in backend development, with a focus on microservices and distributed systems.
• Proven ability to build event-driven architectures using messaging technologies (RabbitMQ, Kafka, AWS SQS/SNS).
• Proficiency in Go.
• Practical knowledge of Docker, container orchestration tools like Kubernetes, and CI/CD implementation.
• Solid foundation in testing practices, including both unit and end-to-end testing.
• Deep understanding of relational databases.
• English: B2 required.
• Location: Must be based in Eastern Europe.

Nice to have

• Familiarity with MongoDB, Elasticsearch, and/or GraphQL.
• Experience with JVM languages.

Culture & Benefits

• Paid Vacation, Sick Days, and Floating Holidays.
• Sport/Insurance Compensation.
• English Classes and Training Compensation.
• Opportunity to contribute to charity.
• Become part of a strong engineering community while working closely with a mature global product organization.
• Work in an environment that values ownership, autonomy, and long-term collaboration.