Senior Microservices Engineer - Go/Python Backend at Scale

Jobgether; Ireland; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Learning budget

Annual bonus

Twice-yearly in-person sprints

Travel opportunities

Employee assistance program

Holiday leave

Maternity/Paternity leave

Job summary

Partner Company in Ireland seeks a Microservices Engineer to design and develop REST API microservices using Go and Python. You will join a globally distributed engineering team focused on reliable, scalable backend services that support millions of clients.

Role emphasizes architecture decisions, technical ownership, and collaboration with engineers and open-source communities worldwide. Travel to company events twice a year is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Computer Science, STEM, or similar technical field.
• Experience developing modern software with Python and/or Go.
• Experience building scalable web services or systems programming.
• Experience with relational and non-relational databases and understanding performance implications.
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD practices.
• Experience working with Linux (Debian/Ubuntu valued).
• Strong understanding of architecture, API design, microservices, and distributed systems.
• Excellent written and spoken English with strong communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain high-quality REST API microservices for large-scale use.
• Design APIs and software architectures and contribute to API governance and documentation.
• Develop automated tests to ensure reliability and quality.
• Build and operate fault-tolerant, scalable backend services with focus on performance and security.
• Investigate issues, debug complex problems, and deliver maintainable solutions.
• Contribute to engineering standards and documentation to improve knowledge sharing.
• Collaborate with globally distributed engineers and participate in cross-team initiatives.
• Provide technical leadership and contribute to external communities by sharing knowledge.
• Explore improvements in database performance, multi-region delivery, security analysis, tracing, and DevOps practices.
• Participate in international team events; some travel approx. twice a year.

Skills

Go

Python

REST API

Distributed systems

Software design

CI/CD

Linux

English communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or STEM

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Build systems

CI/CD tooling

Job description

Partner Company in Ireland seeks a Microservices Engineer to design and develop REST API microservices using Go and Python. You will join a globally distributed engineering team focused on reliable, scalable backend services that support millions of clients.

Role emphasizes architecture decisions, technical ownership, and collaboration with engineers and open-source communities worldwide. Travel to company events twice a year is expected.