Senior Product Software Engineer (Go)

Wolters Kluwer - Financial Services Solutions; Porto; Presencial; EUR 70 000 - 100 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

Wolters Kluwer - Financial Services Solutions in Porto, Portugal, seeks a Senior Backend Product Software Engineer (Go) to shape Kyte's backend.

You will build scalable features, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and champion code quality through testing and refactoring. This role offers exposure to cloud infrastructure and a fast-paced Scrum environment.

Qualificações

• Go backend development in a product team with production‑grade software.
• Experience deploying and running applications in the cloud (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
• Solid understanding of APIs, data modeling, and software design.

Responsabilidades

• Contribute to product architecture and features using Go.
• Collaborate with PMs, POs, designers and frontend engineers to deliver new functionality.
• Refactor and reduce technical debt while implementing features.
• Promote backend development best practices, including architecture and testing strategies.
• Participate in Scrum ceremonies and mentor other engineers.
• Stay updated with backend tech and testing improvements.

Conhecimentos

Go (Golang)

Cloud experience

CI/CD

APIs & data modeling

Testing strategies

Agile / Scrum

Code review & mentoring

Ferramentas

AWS

Azure

GCP

CI/CD pipelines

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Wolters Kluwer is a global leader in information services and solutions for professionals in the finance, tax and accounting, risk and compliance, health and legal sectors. We help our customers make critical decisions every day by providing expert solutions that combine deep domain knowledge with specialized technology and services. As a Senior Backend Product Software Engineer (Go), you will contribute to the development and evolution of the Kyte product. Kyte is a lightweight, user-friendly SaaS-based invoicing tool designed for freelancers, sole traders, and small businesses. It enables users to create and send professional e-invoices in seconds, fully compliant with digital invoicing regulations.

About the Role:

• Contribute to the development of the product architecture and features using Go (Golang), ensuring a scalable, maintainable, and high-performance user experience.
• Collaborate closely with product managers, product owners, designers, and frontend engineers to define and deliver new functionality.
• Continuously improve the codebase by identifying technical debt and refactoring opportunities during the implementation of new features.
• Establish and promote backend development best practices, including component architecture, state management, and testing strategies.
• Participate actively in Scrum ceremonies including daily stand-ups, backlog refinements, sprint planning, and retrospectives.
• Mentor and support other engineers through code reviews, pairing, and technical guidance.
• Stay up to date with backend technologies and tooling to evaluate and introduce improvements where appropriate.
• Develop comprehensive and sophisticated testing routines and procedures, ensuring thorough software testing.

Skills:

• Professional backend software development experience Building and maintaining production-grade software as part of a product team. Prior experience with Go (Golang) is advantageous.
• Cloud experience Hands-on experience deploying and running applications in the cloud (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
• CI/CD familiarity Experience working with CI/CD pipelines and understanding how they are used in day-to-day development.
• Strong engineering fundamentals Solid understanding of software design, APIs, data modeling, and operational concerns.
• Learning mindset Ability and willingness to learn new languages, frameworks, and tools when needed.
• Openness to AI-assisted development Willingness to adopt AI tools to improve productivity and code quality in daily work.

Competencies:

• Senior software engineering experience in a full stack team
• Incremental refactoring within feature work
• Agile software development (Scrum, Kanban)
• Cross-functional collaboration and communication
• Code review and mentoring

What we offer

Impactful Work: You'll be working on the core of our application, directly influencing how accountants manage financial data. Technical Challenges: Build solutions that scale efficiently to handle millions of documents. Collaborative Team: Work closely with product, support, and operations teams to deliver the best possible solutions with excellent user experience. Small but Strong Team: We value close collaboration, knowledge sharing, and continuous improvement. #LI-Hybrid Join us, at Wolters Kluwer, and be part of a global technology company that makes a difference every day. Be the difference. If making a difference matters to you, then you matter to us.

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