Senior Golang Backend Engineer — Hybrid/Remote

KCS IT; Oeiras; Hybrid; EUR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work in Lisbon (1x per week)

Full remote projects

Onsite projects

Wellbeing programs and training

Job summary

KCS IT in the Lisbon area is seeking an amazing Backend Developer specialized in Go to design, implement and test backend services for diverse clients. You will work in a hybrid setup in Lisbon, with weekly on-site presence and collaboration across teams.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years of hands-on Go experience, strong database and messaging skills, and solid knowledge of AWS, CI/CD, and IaC. English proficiency and fluent Portuguese are required to thrive in our multilingual environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor/Master in Computer Engineering or similar.
• 5+ years of experience with Golang (Go).
• Comfortable designing and implementing unit and integration tests.
• Experience with relational databases, particularly PostgreSQL and/or MySQL.
• Knowledge of non-relational databases, such as Redis/Valkey and DynamoDB.
• Experience with messaging systems, such as Kafka and/or AWS SQS.
• Experience working with AWS cloud services, such as Lambda and S3.
• Experience with Git, CI/CD pipelines, and Docker.
• Knowledge of Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
• Experience or knowledge of Event-Driven Architecture
• Knowledge of DDD (Domain-Driven Design) and/or Clean Architecture
• Experience participating in code reviews and working collaboratively within development teams
• Good knowledge of software security best practices, logging, metrics, and monitoring
• Good level of English and fluent in Portuguese
• The candidate has to be based in Portugal and open to a hybrid position in Lisbon (1x per week).
• Будет плюсом: Knowledge of Actor Models, Sagas, and Process Managers

Skills

Golang backend

Unit tests

Integration tests

PostgreSQL/MySQL

Redis/DynamoDB

Kafka/AWS SQS

AWS (Lambda, S3)

Git/CI-CD/Docker

IaC

Event-Driven / DDD or Clean Arch

Code reviews

Security/Monitoring

English & Portuguese

Education

Bachelor/Master in Computer Engineering or similar

Tools

Docker

Git

CI/CD

PostgreSQL

MySQL

Redis

DynamoDB

Kafka

AWS S3/Lambda

Job description

KCS IT in the Lisbon area is seeking an amazing Backend Developer specialized in Go to design, implement and test backend services for diverse clients. You will work in a hybrid setup in Lisbon, with weekly on-site presence and collaboration across teams.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years of hands-on Go experience, strong database and messaging skills, and solid knowledge of AWS, CI/CD, and IaC. English proficiency and fluent Portuguese are required to thrive in our multilingual environment.