Intern Backend Engineer (Go)

Location: Saudi nationals only. Office-first in Riyadh, although candidates may be based outside KSA.

Company

hirify.global creates financial freedom in the way people shop, earn and save, by reshaping their relationship with money.

What you will do

• Develop and maintain backend services using Go.
• Work with relational and in-memory data stores.
• Contribute to API development and service-to-service integrations.
• Participate in designing and evolving backend components.
• Write reliable, maintainable production code and fix real bugs.
• Collaborate through code reviews and technical discussions.

Requirements

• Must be a Saudi national (Saudi passport required).
• Strong fundamentals in computer science and backend development.
• Programming skills in Go or another backend language.
• Understanding of HTTP, APIs, and basic distributed system concepts.
• Experience with Git and standard development workflows.
• English proficiency sufficient for documentation and team communication.

Nice to have

• Hands-on experience with Go.
• Experience with SQL databases (PostgreSQL or similar).
• Familiarity with containers, Kubernetes, or cloud platforms.
• Experience writing tests for backend services.
• Interest in scalable and distributed systems.

Culture & Benefits

• Paid internship with full integration into an engineering team.
• Opportunity to work on real production tasks with senior review.
• Clear career path to a junior or middle role based on performance.
• Engagement in a fast-paced, demanding environment for professional growth.

Hiring process

• Application review and HR call.
• Technical interview.
• Final interview.