Senior Backend Engineer (Golang)

TL;DR

Senior Backend Engineer (Golang/Fintech): Scaling the systems behind core financial products with an accent on high-load distributed architectures and microservices. Focus on building scalable backend services, integrating third-party APIs, and optimizing system performance in a high-growth environment.

Location: Fully remote from anywhere in Europe. Relocation support is available to hubs in Armenia, Georgia, Serbia, Portugal, and Spain.

Company

hirify.global is a leading fintech unicorn in the GCC region providing flexible "Buy Now Pay Later" payment solutions for millions of users and thousands of global brands.

What you will do

• Scale the systems and high-load architectures behind hirify.global's core financial products.
• Develop and maintain scalable distributed systems using a microservices architecture.
• Integrate third-party APIs to expand product capabilities.
• Write clean, testable, and maintainable code to ensure system reliability.
• Collaborate with a high-performing international engineering team spread across 20+ countries.

Requirements

• 5+ years of backend engineering experience, with at least 2 years specifically using Golang.
• Proven experience building scalable distributed systems and high-load architectures.
• Proficiency with PostgreSQL, Redis, Kubernetes, and Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
• Experience with GitLab and microservices architecture.
• English: Strong communication skills are required.
• Location: Must be based in Europe to work remotely.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time B2B contract with stock options (ESOP) in a pre-IPO unicorn.
• Fully remote setup with a 22-day annual paid leave policy.
• Up to 20% tax allowance and flexi benefits for wellness, travel, or learning.
• Opportunity to work alongside a world-class, international engineering team.

Hiring process

• HR screening call.
• Technical interview.
• Final interview.