Golang Backend Engineer - Cloud Microservices, Remote

AgileEngine; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mentorship and TechTalks

Competitive compensation

Flexible schedule

Education, fitness, and team activity budgets

Job summary

A leading software company in Austin is seeking a Backend Engineer (Golang) to modernize a large-scale platform. You will design scalable microservices and take ownership of infrastructure in a product-oriented environment. Requirements include strong proficiency in Go, 5+ years of experience, and a bachelor's degree in Computer Science. The role offers competitive compensation and a flexible schedule, contributing to projects for Fortune 500 clients.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of backend software development experience.
• Strong proficiency in Go (Golang).
• Hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
• Experience with Terraform or similar IaC tools.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop scalable microservices using Golang.
• Take ownership of infrastructure provisioning using Terraform.
• Migrate data and logic from a legacy PHP monolith.
• Collaborate with mobile engineers to define API schemas.

Skills

Proficiency in Go (Golang)

Backend software development experience

Understanding of Microservices architecture

Upper-intermediate English level

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Google Cloud Platform (GCP)

Terraform

PostgreSQL

Job description

A leading software company in Austin is seeking a Backend Engineer (Golang) to modernize a large-scale platform. You will design scalable microservices and take ownership of infrastructure in a product-oriented environment. Requirements include strong proficiency in Go, 5+ years of experience, and a bachelor's degree in Computer Science. The role offers competitive compensation and a flexible schedule, contributing to projects for Fortune 500 clients.