Senior Go Backend Architect — Remote

ImagineX; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

100% remote

Job summary

ImagineX is seeking a Senior GoLang Developer to lead scalable backend services and drive architecture across distributed systems. You will architect core platform components, optimize performance, and align with product, DevOps, and leadership. This is a 100% remote, full‑time role.

The ideal candidate has 5–8+ years of backend experience with at least 3 years in Go, strong concurrency knowledge, and a track record of shipping robust microservices in cloud environments.

Qualifications

• 5–8+ years of backend engineering experience, with 3+ years of hands-on Go development.
• Strong understanding of concurrency patterns, goroutines, channels, and Go memory management.
• Experience building microservices and distributed systems at scale.
• Proficiency with REST, gRPC, GraphQL, or event-driven architectures.
• Deep experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Strong knowledge of SQL and NoSQL databases, caching layers, and message queues.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry).
• Ability to write clean, maintainable, idiomatic Go code.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to lead technical discussions.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain high‑performance backend services using Go
• Architect distributed systems and microservices with a focus on scalability, reliability, and observability
• Optimize performance across APIs, data pipelines, and service‑to‑service communication
• Implement best practices for code quality, testing, CI/CD, and cloud‑native deployment
• Collaborate cross‑functionally with product managers, DevOps, and frontend teams to deliver end‑to‑end solutions
• Lead technical decisions around system design, data modeling, and infrastructure
• Mentor junior and mid‑level engineers, providing code reviews and architectural guidance
• Troubleshoot complex production issues, including performance bottlenecks and distributed system failures
• Contribute to technical roadmaps and long‑term engineering strategy

Skills

Go programming

Go concurrency

Microservices

REST/gRPC/GraphQL

Cloud platforms

Docker/Kubernetes

SQL/NoSQL databases

CI/CD & observability

Mentoring

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

OpenTelemetry

Prometheus

Grafana

Kafka

Job description

ImagineX is seeking a Senior GoLang Developer to lead scalable backend services and drive architecture across distributed systems. You will architect core platform components, optimize performance, and align with product, DevOps, and leadership. This is a 100% remote, full‑time role.

The ideal candidate has 5–8+ years of backend experience with at least 3 years in Go, strong concurrency knowledge, and a track record of shipping robust microservices in cloud environments.