Lead Golang Backend Architect - Remote

Neklo, Llc; Kansas City (MO); Remote; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Professional growth

English courses compensation

Sports/hobbies bonus

Health service

Paid vacation

5 sick days

Remote work

Family bonus

Job summary

NEKLO is seeking a Lead Golang Developer to lead backend design, development and maintenance of scalable services. The role requires deep Go expertise, experience with distributed systems and microservices, and collaboration with front-end teams to ensure robust API integration.

Candidates should have 6+ years in backend development, 2+ years in a lead role, and strong cloud experience (AWS/GCP/Azure). English level should be B2+; remote work is available.

Qualifications

• 6+ years backend development experience
• 2+ years in a lead role
• Strong Go expertise with concurrency and performance
• Distributed systems and microservices experience
• Cloud platforms experience (AWS/GCP/Azure)
• Knowledge of API design and systems architecture
• English level B2+

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development and maintenance of backend services in Go (Golang).
• Write clean, maintainable and efficient code following best practices.
• Architect and implement distributed systems and cloud-native solutions.
• Coordinate with front-end team for API integration.
• Troubleshoot complex issues and resolve bottlenecks.
• Contribute to long-term technical architecture decisions.

Skills

Go (Golang)

Concurrency patterns

Distributed systems

Microservices

API design

Kafka

Cloud platforms (AWS/GCP/Azure)

Serverless architectures

English (B2+)

Tools

Angular

Kafka

Job description

NEKLO is seeking a Lead Golang Developer to lead backend design, development and maintenance of scalable services. The role requires deep Go expertise, experience with distributed systems and microservices, and collaboration with front-end teams to ensure robust API integration.

Candidates should have 6+ years in backend development, 2+ years in a lead role, and strong cloud experience (AWS/GCP/Azure). English level should be B2+; remote work is available.