Go Backend Engineer — Cloud-Native Microservices (Remote)

AgileEngine; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Professional growth opportunities

Competitive compensation

Flexible schedule

Education and fitness budgets

Job summary

A leading software development company in New York is seeking a Backend Developer (Go) to modernize a large-scale platform. Ideal candidates should have at least 5 years of backend development experience, strong proficiency in Go, and hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform. You'll design scalable microservices, migrate legacy systems, and ensure high service reliability. This role offers professional growth opportunities, competitive compensation, and flexible working arrangements.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of backend software development experience.
• Strong proficiency in Go (Golang).
• Hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Proficiency in Go (Golang)

Backend software development

Infrastructure as Code (Terraform)

Relational databases (PostgreSQL)

Microservices architecture

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Google Cloud Platform (GCP)

Cloud Run

Pub/Sub

BigQuery

Job description

A leading software development company in New York is seeking a Backend Developer (Go) to modernize a large-scale platform. Ideal candidates should have at least 5 years of backend development experience, strong proficiency in Go, and hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform. You'll design scalable microservices, migrate legacy systems, and ensure high service reliability. This role offers professional growth opportunities, competitive compensation, and flexible working arrangements.