Senior Backend Engineer, Go - Configuration & Core Services

Text; Wrocław; On-site; PLN 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Text is seeking a solid Backend Engineer (Go) to join the Configuration team. You will own and evolve core services, drive feature development, and help migrate legacy Node.js components to modern Go. You’ll work on high-traffic APIs, relational databases, and caching layers, taking ownership from ticket to production.

Collaboration across teams and pragmatic architecture choices are expected. If you enjoy owning end-to-end solutions in a fast-moving environment, this role offers significant

Qualifications

• 4+ years of backend engineering experience in product-focused environments.
• Strong production experience with Go (Golang) as your main tool.
• Solid understanding of Node.js and familiarity with migration tasks.
• Solid experience designing, querying, and optimizing relational databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL).
• Experience operating services in production under high traffic and scale.

Responsibilities

• Develop, scale, and maintain backend services (Configuration API, TextApp services, Integration API) primarily in Go, while supporting existing Node.js services.
• Design and optimize relational databases (MySQL/PostgreSQL) and caching layers (Redis).
• Take ownership from ticket to deployment and monitoring in production.
• Handle cross-team requests and build configuration pools used by other teams.
• Participate in technical discussions and architectural decisions to balance trade-offs.
• Migrate and refactor legacy systems into modern, scalable solutions without disrupting production traffic.

Skills

Go

Node.js

Production systems

Distributed design

Tools

MySQL

PostgreSQL

Redis

Terraform

GCP

Job description

Text is seeking a solid Backend Engineer (Go) to join the Configuration team. You will own and evolve core services, drive feature development, and help migrate legacy Node.js components to modern Go. You’ll work on high-traffic APIs, relational databases, and caching layers, taking ownership from ticket to production.

Collaboration across teams and pragmatic architecture choices are expected. If you enjoy owning end-to-end solutions in a fast-moving environment, this role offers significant