Senior Go Backend Engineer – High-Perf Distributed Systems

Good Job Games; Fatih; On-site; TRY 400,000 - 680,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Team events

Great food

On-site gym

Full health benefits

Relocation support

Good Job Games Coin program

Job summary

Good Job Games in Istanbul (Sarıyer) is seeking a senior backend engineer to build distributed, high-performance game services and internal tools. You will mentor juniors and collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve operations and automation.

The role emphasizes Go proficiency, deep architecture knowledge, and experience with AWS and CI/CD. On-site work is required in Istanbul, with opportunities to influence scaling and game services used by millions.

Qualifications

• BS or higher in CS, Math or Physics (or equivalent work experience).
• 4+ years of experience in backend or systems engineering.
• Strong design and architecture skills for distributed, low-latency systems.
• Fluent in Go with strong syntax and concepts understanding.
• Experience with AWS, NoSQL/in-memory databases, and CI/CD practices.

Responsibilities

• Building distributed, high-performance shared game services
• Developing internal tools for operations, data analysis and automation
• Supporting and empowering teams across Good Job Games
• Mentoring and guiding junior team members

Skills

Go

Distributed backend

AWS

CI/CD

NoSQL databases

In-memory databases

4+ years experience

Architecture skills

Education

B.S. or higher in Computer Science, Math or Physics

Tools

AWS

NoSQL databases

In-memory databases

CI/CD tools

Job description

Good Job Games in Istanbul (Sarıyer) is seeking a senior backend engineer to build distributed, high-performance game services and internal tools. You will mentor juniors and collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve operations and automation.

The role emphasizes Go proficiency, deep architecture knowledge, and experience with AWS and CI/CD. On-site work is required in Istanbul, with opportunities to influence scaling and game services used by millions.