Senior Backend Engineer: Go, Microservices & Cloud

Xsolla; Montreal (administrative region); On-site; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A global commerce company based in Canada is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to design scalable backend systems and enhance architectural improvements. The ideal candidate will have over 5 years of backend development experience, especially with Go and microservices architecture. Responsibilities include building resilient services, driving performance enhancements, and collaborating with cross-functional teams. This position offers an opportunity to work in a dynamic environment and contribute to innovative solutions in the gaming industry.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in backend development using Go or similar.
• Deep understanding of microservices and distributed systems.
• Experience with cloud infrastructure and container orchestration.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain backend services for core products.
• Develop event-driven systems and collaborate with teams.
• Participate in on-call rotation to support production.

Skills

Go

Distributed systems

Microservices architecture

Cloud-native applications

Docker

Kubernetes

Kafka

Performance optimization

Tools

Kafka

Redis

Job description

A global commerce company based in Canada is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to design scalable backend systems and enhance architectural improvements. The ideal candidate will have over 5 years of backend development experience, especially with Go and microservices architecture. Responsibilities include building resilient services, driving performance enhancements, and collaborating with cross-functional teams. This position offers an opportunity to work in a dynamic environment and contribute to innovative solutions in the gaming industry.