Go Backend Engineer — Cloud-Native Microservices (Remote)

AgileEngine; Blacksburg (VA); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Professional growth opportunities

Competitive USD-based compensation

Flexible schedule

Team activity budgets

Job summary

A leading software development company in Blacksburg, Virginia, is seeking an experienced Backend Developer (Go) to modernize a large-scale platform. In this role, you will design resilient microservices and manage infrastructure using Terraform and Google Cloud Platform tools. Ideal candidates should have over 5 years in backend development, strong proficiency in Go, and experience with microservices architecture. This position offers competitive pay, professional growth opportunities, and a flexible work environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of backend software development experience.
• Strong proficiency in Go (Golang).
• Solid understanding of microservices architecture and distributed systems.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop scalable microservices using Go (Golang).
• Take ownership of infrastructure provisioning using Terraform.
• Migrate data from a legacy PHP monolith to Cloud SQL/Spanner.

Skills

Backend software development

Proficiency in Go (Golang)

Infrastructure as Code (Terraform)

Experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP)

Microservices architecture

PostgreSQL and NoSQL databases

Upper-intermediate English

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Terraform

Google Cloud Platform

Job description

A leading software development company in Blacksburg, Virginia, is seeking an experienced Backend Developer (Go) to modernize a large-scale platform. In this role, you will design resilient microservices and manage infrastructure using Terraform and Google Cloud Platform tools. Ideal candidates should have over 5 years in backend development, strong proficiency in Go, and experience with microservices architecture. This position offers competitive pay, professional growth opportunities, and a flexible work environment.