Senior Go Developer – Scalable Backend Architect

Visa Hunt; Georgia; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private health insurance

Sports benefits

Mental health program

Free English lessons

Local language courses

Paid time off

Maternity leave

Referral program rewards

Upskilling and conferences

Job summary

SOFTSWISS is seeking a Senior Go Developer to design and build scalable backend solutions for a high-load sportsbook platform. You will shape architecture, collaborate with a cross-functional team, and ensure code quality through reviews and well-tested implementations.

The role requires deep knowledge of Go internals, distributed systems, and strong SQL skills with Linux and containerization (Docker). Experience with Kafka and Kubernetes is a plus.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of professional software development experience
• At least 4 years of recent programming experience with Go as the primary language
• Strong understanding of Go internals: data structures, multithreading, memory management, garbage collection
• Experience with relational databases, including the ability to write and optimize complex SQL queries
• Solid knowledge of Linux and an understanding of containerization (we use Docker)
• Ability to write testable code and corresponding unit tests
• Experience working with Kafka and Kubernetes
• English - Intermediate
• Russian - Upper-Intermediate

Responsibilities

• Collaborating within a team using the Scrum methodology and participating in planning your own workflow
• Engaging in architectural, infrastructure, and other strategic decision-making processes
• Conducting code reviews for other team members and documenting your own code

Skills

Go programming

SQL

Linux

Docker

Kafka

Kubernetes

Unit testing

English

Russian

Tools

PostgreSQL

ClickHouse

Job description

SOFTSWISS is seeking a Senior Go Developer to design and build scalable backend solutions for a high-load sportsbook platform. You will shape architecture, collaborate with a cross-functional team, and ensure code quality through reviews and well-tested implementations.

The role requires deep knowledge of Go internals, distributed systems, and strong SQL skills with Linux and containerization (Docker). Experience with Kafka and Kubernetes is a plus.