Senior Software Engineer (Go/GoLang)

OB CAPITAL; Philippines; On-site; PHP 1,800,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

OB CAPITAL is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer focused on Go and distributed systems to join a high-performance software team serving global tech enterprises. You will design, build, and own scalable microservices and APIs, with Python as a secondary stack, in a fast-paced agile environment.

You will work on highly available systems at scale, ensure reliability, and partake in code reviews and ceremonies. Required: 5+ years backend experience, strong Go concurrency, AWS and PostgreSQL, and

Qualifications

• 5+ years of solid backend engineering experience.
• At least 2 years of Go as primary production language.
• Strong Go concurrency (goroutines, channels, mutex, WaitGroup, context).
• Solid microservices architecture and event-driven design.
• Hands-on AWS experience and PostgreSQL proficiency.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain microservices using Go with Python as a secondary stack.
• Develop highly available distributed systems operating at global scale.
• Build and optimize APIs interacting with real-time data pipelines.
• Own scalability, performance, and reliability across services.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies, technical discussions, and code reviews.

Skills

Backend engineering

Go programming

Go concurrency

Microservices architecture

Event-driven design

High-load systems

CI/CD

Containerization

Monitoring tools

Agile ceremonies

English proficiency

Python for services

ETL orchestration

E-commerce/logistics fintech domain

Tools

AWS (ECS, S3, CloudWatch)

PostgreSQL

Airflow

Job description

As a Senior Backend Engineer focusing on Go and Distributed Systems, you will be part of a high-performance software team acting as a trusted engineering partner for global tech enterprises.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain microservices using Go, utilizing Python as a secondary stack.
• Work on highly available distributed systems running at a global scale.
• Build and optimize APIs that interact directly with real-time data pipelines.
• Own the scalability, performance, and reliability across all the services you touch.
• Take an active part in Agile ceremonies, technical discussions, and peer reviews.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• 5+ years of solid backend engineering experience.
• At least 2 years of recent, hands‑on experience using Go as your primary language in production work.
• Strong command of Go concurrency, including goroutines, channels, sync.Mutex, WaitGroup, context, and detecting and fixing race conditions.
• Solid understanding of microservices architecture and event‑driven design.
• Hands‑on experience with AWS (specifically ECS, S3, CloudWatch, and similar tools) and PostgreSQL.
• Proven experience with high‑load systems, including the readiness to walk through a past project and discuss what broke at scale.
• A strong sense of ownership, a real problem‑solving mindset, and English proficiency.
• Experience using Python for services, tooling, or data work.
• Familiarity with Airflow or another ETL orchestration tool.
• Background in e‑commerce, logistics, fintech, or another high‑traffic domain, alongside experience with CI/CD, containerization, and monitoring tools.