Senior Golang Engineer - Remote

Overview

We’re looking for a Senior Golang Engineer with strong PHP expertise and at least 5 years of professional experience in backend development. As part of our fully remote development team, you will:

In Short

• Design, develop, and maintain backend solutions using Golang and PHP.
• Refactor and optimize legacy PHP applications, ensuring a smooth transition to modern architectures.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, and ship new features.
• Oversee the design and implementation of RESTful APIs, gRPC services, and microservices architecture.
• Ensure code quality through code reviews, unit testing, and automated testing.
• Advocate for and implement best practices in secure coding, performance optimization, and documentation.
• Contribute to audio/video streaming functionalities, ensuring reliable and high-performance streaming experiences for our users.
• Debug and resolve backend issues promptly, ensuring system reliability and uptime.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience as a Senior Software Engineer with a focus on backend development.
• Proven remote work experience: you’ve successfully delivered complex projects while collaborating with a distributed team.
• Strong Go (Golang) programming skills, including a solid grasp of Go’s concurrency model and standard library.
• Expertise in PHP (preferably with Laravel, Symfony, or both), particularly in refactoring or migrating legacy applications.
• Hands-on experience designing and implementing RESTful APIs and gRPC services.
• Proficiency in database design using PostgreSQL, MySQL, or similar RDBMS.
• Experience with microservices architecture and containerization/orchestration tools such as Docker, Kubernetes, or Nomad.
• Familiarity with message brokers (e.g., RabbitMQ, Kafka).
• Audio/video streaming experience: you’ve worked on streaming platforms or features that deliver high-quality, low-latency audio/video content.
• Excellent problem-solving and debugging skills, with a focus on performance and scalability.
• Experience with unit testing and test automation frameworks in both Go and PHP.
• Excellent collaboration and communication skills, with the ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams.
• Proficiency in English (written and spoken).

Benefits

• Fully Remote: Choose where you work—what matters is your contribution!
• Flexibility: Set your own hours, with a minimum 4-hour overlap in the European time zone.
• Global Team: Collaborate with 20+ teammates across 5 countries, representing 10+ nationalities.
• Impactful Work: Help shape how arts and culture are experienced digitally worldwide.
• Casual Environment: We value collaboration, respect, and fun. Enjoy virtual gatherings and team events.