Senior Go Backend Architect — Remote, Scale & Lead

Buildto; Mexico; Hybrid; PHP 7,402,837 - 11,104,255; Full time

Job summary

ImagineX is seeking a Senior GoLang Developer to lead backend services, architect complex platforms, and drive performance improvements. This 100% remote, full‑time role demands strong Go expertise, systems thinking, and the ability to influence engineering direction.

You will collaborate with product, DevOps, and engineering leadership to deliver scalable, reliable backend solutions and mentor junior engineers while shaping the technical roadmap.

Qualifications

• 5–8+ years of backend engineering experience with Go.
• Strong knowledge of concurrency patterns and memory management.
• Experience building microservices and distributed systems at scale.
• Proficiency with REST, gRPC, GraphQL, or event‑driven architectures.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and observability tools.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain high‑performance backend services using Go.
• Architect distributed systems and microservices with a focus on scalability, reliability, and observability.
• Optimize performance across APIs, data pipelines, and service‑to‑service communication.
• Implement best practices for code quality, testing, CI/CD, and cloud‑native deployment.
• Collaborate cross‑functionally with product managers, DevOps, and frontend teams to deliver end‑to‑end solutions.
• Lead technical decisions around system design, data modeling, and infrastructure.
• Mentor junior and mid‑level engineers, providing code reviews and architectural guidance.
• Troubleshoot complex production issues, including performance bottlenecks and distributed system failures.
• Contribute to technical roadmaps and long‑term engineering strategy.

Skills

Go backend

Concurrency patterns

Distributed systems

System design

CI/CD

Code quality

Communication

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

GCP

Azure

Job description

ImagineX is seeking a Senior GoLang Developer to lead backend services, architect complex platforms, and drive performance improvements. This 100% remote, full‑time role demands strong Go expertise, systems thinking, and the ability to influence engineering direction.

You will collaborate with product, DevOps, and engineering leadership to deliver scalable, reliable backend solutions and mentor junior engineers while shaping the technical roadmap.