Senior Software Engineer (Golang) - Remote

Overview

Stream uses Go for our video SFU & chat API. We power chat for many large apps like Strava, Nextdoor, Patreon, IBM, Adobe and Midjourney. In addition to Go we use CockroachDB/Postgres, RocksDB, Raft and Redis.

In Short

• We are willing to train you on Go if you’re experienced on a different tech stack.
• Solid engineering experience and motivation to learn is more relevant than prior experience with the language.
• Roles open from entry level to director/principal go engineers.
• Remote (EU) or Amsterdam (relocation and Visa sponsorship available).
• Applicants based in the Netherlands or relocating here are expected to work in the office in Amsterdam 3 times per week.
• Must have at least 4 years of backend engineering experience.
• Proficiency with Go or another backend language.
• Experience with database/Redis.
• Experience with SDK development/building public APIs.
• Stream has a casual social culture with a diverse team.

Requirements

• 4+ years of backend engineering experience.
• Proficiency in Go or willingness to switch to Go.
• Experience with scalability and building features for many users.
• Experience with relational databases like Postgres.
• Experience with SDK development and API building.
• Bonus points for AWS or cloud provider experience.
• Experience with Python and Rust is a plus.
• Experience with message queues and full-text search.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field.
• WebRTC experience is a plus.

Benefits

• 28 days paid time off plus paid Dutch holidays.
• Company equity and a pension scheme.
• A Learning and Development budget.
• Commute expenses to Amsterdam covered.
• Fitness stipend and monthly in-office chair massages.
• MacBook Pro provided.
• Healthy team lunches and plenty of snacks.
• A generous relocation package.
• An office in the heart of Amsterdam.