Scale-Focused Microservices Engineer (Go/Python)

Jobgether; Netherlands; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Worldwide compensation (location-based

Annual bonus

Twice-yearly in-person sprints

Learning & development budget

Travel opportunities

Employee Assistance Programme

Job summary

Jobgether in the Netherlands seeks a Microservices Engineer to design and implement REST API microservices using Go and Python, focused on reliability, performance, and security.

You will contribute to architecture decisions, advance API design, and collaborate with a globally distributed team. Expect opportunities for technical ownership, open-source collaboration, and twice-yearly in-person events.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, STEM, or a comparable technical discipline.
• Strong academic performance and initiative.
• Professional experience developing software using Python and/or Go.
• Experience building scalable web services or systems programming.
• Experience with relational and non-relational databases and performance considerations.
• Hands-on CI/CD practices.
• Experience with Linux; Debian/Ubuntu experience valuable.
• Strong knowledge of API design, microservices, and distributed systems.
• Excellent written and spoken English with strong communication skills.
• Willingness to travel approx. twice a year for company events.
• Valuable experience includes Docker, Kubernetes, build systems, hyperscale or private clouds, security, and distributed-system design.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain high-quality backend software and REST API microservices for large-scale operation.
• Design APIs and architectures for technical reviews, contributing to documentation and governance.
• Develop automated tests to ensure reliability and quality.
• Build and operate fault-tolerant applications with focus on scalability and performance.
• Investigate issues, debug problems, and deliver maintainable solutions.
• Contribute to technical documentation and engineering standards.
• Collaborate with globally distributed engineers on cross-team initiatives.
• Provide technical leadership within teams and external communities.
• Explore improvements in database performance, multi-region delivery, security, tracing, and DevOps practices.
• Participate in international team events and travel approx. twice yearly.

Skills

Python

Go

REST API

Microservices

Distributed systems

CI/CD

English

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, STEM, or equivalent

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Linux (Debian/Ubuntu)

Job description

Jobgether in the Netherlands seeks a Microservices Engineer to design and implement REST API microservices using Go and Python, focused on reliability, performance, and security.

You will contribute to architecture decisions, advance API design, and collaborate with a globally distributed team. Expect opportunities for technical ownership, open-source collaboration, and twice-yearly in-person events.