Go Backend Engineer — Platform Tools & Automation

Megaport; Victoria; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote-friendly culture

Coworking options

Generous leave plans

Wellness allowance

Learning support

WeWork access

Recognition programs

Job summary

Megaport in Australia is seeking a Go backend engineer to design, develop, and maintain internal tooling and APIs that power our engineering organization. Sitting in Platform Engineering, you will build scalable automation, governance-as-code, and self‑service infrastructure on Kubernetes/EKS, collaborating across teams.

This remote‑first role welcomes applicants from Australia or New Zealand and offers a flexible, inclusive culture with strong learning support and career growth.

Qualifications

• Experience as a backend engineer using Go.
• Experience building services on Kubernetes.
• Strong RESTful APIs and microservices experience.
• Experience with AWS and cloud-native architectures.
• Familiarity with CI/CD and Git workflows.
• Ability to deliver high-quality code in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Experience building internal developer tools or CLI apps.

Responsibilities

• Develop internal tooling and APIs in Go.
• Design scalable automation across systems and platforms.
• Implement governance-as-code for repositories and services.
• Build self-service infrastructure interfaces for teams.
• Operate and optimize backend systems on Kubernetes/EKS.

Skills

Go

Kubernetes

AWS

RESTful APIs

Microservices

Distributed systems

CI/CD

Git

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent

Tools

GitHub

CLI tools

Job description

Megaport in Australia is seeking a Go backend engineer to design, develop, and maintain internal tooling and APIs that power our engineering organization. Sitting in Platform Engineering, you will build scalable automation, governance-as-code, and self‑service infrastructure on Kubernetes/EKS, collaborating across teams.

This remote‑first role welcomes applicants from Australia or New Zealand and offers a flexible, inclusive culture with strong learning support and career growth.