Senior Go Engineer (FoodTech)

TL;DR

Senior Go Engineer (FoodTech): Developing and optimizing a global food tech platform with an accent on system reliability and POS partner integrations. Focus on implementing TDD, building scalable microservices, and solving complex production issues in a high-traffic distributed environment.

Location: Remote within Ukraine

Company

hirify.global is a custom product engineering company that supports both multinational organizations and scaling startups to solve complex business challenges.

What you will do

• Write clean, effective, and idiomatic Go code to ensure the codebase remains maintainable and scalable.
• Act as the primary technical point of contact for POS partners, translating complex technical requirements for non-technical stakeholders.
• Apply TDD and automated testing practices to guide design and prevent regressions.
• Investigate and resolve complex technical problems and integration failures within live production systems.
• Collaborate through pair programming and a "working out loud" culture to ensure transparency and collective ownership.

Requirements

• Commercial experience writing maintainable and idiomatic Go in a professional environment.
• Solid understanding of microservice architectures and asynchronous, event-driven communication patterns.
• Strong experience designing and consuming APIs for third-party integrations.
• Proficiency in eXtreme Programming (XP) practices and a test-first (TDD) approach to development.
• Experience with comprehensive automated testing (unit, integration, contract, and end-to-end).
• Must be based in Ukraine.

Nice to have

• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and AWS.
• Knowledge of DynamoDB, gRPC, and Protocol Buffers.
• Experience with GitHub Actions.

Culture & Benefits

• Access to tailored learning via Udemy, internal meetups, workshops, and company-paid certifications.
• Radical flexibility with the choice to work remotely or from an office.
• Company-paid medical insurance, mental health support, and financial/legal consultations.
• Opportunity to work on large-scale projects with global impact within a friendly, open-door environment.