Backend Engineer (Golang) ID48361

AgileEngine; Lisboa; Hybrid; EUR 78,000 - 121,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Professional growth: Mentorship, TechTalks, and personalized growth roadmaps.

Competitive compensation: USD-based pay with education, fitness, and team activity budgets.

Exciting projects with Fortune 500 companies.

Flexible schedule with remote and office options.

Job summary

A leading software development company in Lisbon is seeking a Backend Engineer (Golang) to modernize a large-scale platform by shaping cloud-native services. This role focuses on building resilient backend foundations, influencing architecture, and driving technical evolution. Ideal candidates are expected to have a Bachelor's in Computer Science and at least 5 years of backend development experience, particularly in Golang. The role offers opportunities for professional growth, competitive compensation, and flexible working arrangements.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of backend software development experience.
• Hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
• Solid understanding of Microservices architecture and distributed systems.
• Hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) (Cloud Run, Pub/Sub, BigQuery).
• Experience with Terraform or similar IaC tools.
• Solid understanding of Microservices architecture and distributed systems.
• Experience with relational (PostgreSQL) and NoSQL databases.
• Upper-intermediate English level.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop scalable microservices using Golang for transactional systems.
• Take ownership of infrastructure provisioning using Terraform.
• Migrate data and logic from a legacy PHP monolith to Cloud SQL/Spanner.
• Collaborate with mobile engineers to define API schemas and requirements.
• Ensure high performance and reliability of services deployed to Cloud Run/GKE.
• Write clean, maintainable, and testable code.

Skills

Go (Golang)

Infrastructure as Code (Terraform)

Google Cloud Platform (GCP)

Microservices architecture

Relational databases (PostgreSQL)

NoSQL databases

Upper-intermediate English

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Terraform

Google Cloud Run

Google Cloud Pub/Sub

Google BigQuery

PostgreSQL

NoSQL databases

gRPC

Protocol Buffers

Job description

AgileEngine is an Inc. 5000 company that creates award-winning software for Fortune 500 brands and trailblazing startups across 17+ industries. We rank among the leaders in areas like application development and AI/ML, and our people-first culture has earned us multiple Best Place to Work awards.

WHY JOIN US

If you’re looking for a place to grow, make an impact, and work with people who care, we'd love to meet you!

ABOUT THE ROLE

As a Backend Engineer (Golang), you will play a key role in modernizing a large-scale platform by shaping cloud-native services that support millions of users. This role focuses on building resilient backend foundations, influencing architectural decisions, and driving long-term technical evolution. You’ll work in a product-oriented, ownership-driven environment that values clean design, autonomy, and continuous improvement. It’s a strong opportunity to grow while contributing to meaningful, high-impact systems.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

• Design and develop scalable microservices using Golang for transactional systems
• Take ownership of infrastructure provisioning using Terraform (Infrastructure as Code)
• Migrate data and logic from a legacy PHP monolith to Cloud SQL/Spanner
• Collaborate with mobile engineers to define API schemas and requirements
• Ensure high performance and reliability of services deployed to Cloud Run/GKE
• Write clean, maintainable, and testable code

MUST HAVES

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field
• 5+ years of backend software development experience
• Strong proficiency in Go (Golang)
• Hands‑on experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) (Cloud Run, Pub/Sub, BigQuery)
• Experience with Terraform or similar IaC tools
• Solid understanding of Microservices architecture and distributed systems
• Experience with relational (PostgreSQL) and NoSQL databases
• Upper‑intermediate English level

NICE TO HAVES

• Ability to read and understand PHP (helpful for analyzing the legacy monolith during migration)
• Experience with gRPC and Protocol Buffers
• Experience with Event-Driven Architecture

PERKS AND BENEFITS

• Professional growth: Mentorship, TechTalks, and personalized growth roadmaps.
• Competitive compensation: USD-based pay with education, fitness, and team activity budgets.
• Exciting projects: Modern solutions with Fortune 500 and top product companies.
• Flextime: Flexible schedule with remote and office options.