Senior Go Backend Engineer — Scalable APIs & Microservices

BeReal; Paris; On-site; EUR 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Swile Lunch voucher

Gymlib (100% borne by Voodoo)

Premium healthcare coverage SideCare

Wellness activities in our Paris офис

Job summary

Voodoo is seeking an experienced backend engineer with 8+ years building distributed APIs. You will contribute to high-volume microservices in Go, collaborate with a global team, and help scale our backend for millions of users across countries.

The role requires strong Go expertise, experience with Kubernetes, GCP, and modern backend patterns. A master’s degree in CS and a passion for scalable systems are essential.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience working on API on distributed architecture
• Proven experience in Go and contributing to high volume API microservices
• Startup or similar environment experience
• Strong English communication in an international team
• Master degree in computer science or related field

Responsibilities

• Tackle technical challenges in a high-scale backend supporting millions of users
• Contribute to robust architecture capable of scaling to new countries
• Collaborate with product and engineering to implement new features
• Analyze trade-offs and address key backend components
• Participate in code and design reviews

Skills

Go

Distributed architecture

API design

Teamwork

English proficiency

Education

Master's degree in computer science or related field

Tools

GCP

Kubernetes

Pub/Sub

Go

Node.js (NestJS)

Nx

Typescript

Spanner

PostgreSQL

Job description

Voodoo is seeking an experienced backend engineer with 8+ years building distributed APIs. You will contribute to high-volume microservices in Go, collaborate with a global team, and help scale our backend for millions of users across countries.

The role requires strong Go expertise, experience with Kubernetes, GCP, and modern backend patterns. A master’s degree in CS and a passion for scalable systems are essential.