Senior Go Engineer

EPAM Systems; Georgia; Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation opportunities within our 55

Corporate events

Free English classes with certified, 2

Job summary

EPAM Systems is seeking a Senior Go Engineer to join a high-impact initiative focused on building modern integration, automation and AI-driven platform solutions. You will collaborate with Product & Development teams to design and develop scalable backend systems, including AI/ML components.

This role emphasizes a strong engineering mindset, ownership and the ability to work in a collaborative product-oriented environment, with remote work options within Georgia and offices in Tbilisi and Batumi.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in backend development.
• Strong Go expertise, including concurrency and performance optimization.
• Experience building scalable high-load systems.
• Hands-on experience with Kubernetes and cloud-native environments.
• Experience with monitoring, alerting and production support.
• Understanding of modern SDLC and DevOps practices.
• Strong collaboration skills and ability to work in a distributed team.
• Product-oriented mindset with the ability to contribute to technical decisions.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop high-performance backend services using Go
• Contribute to system architecture and evolution of platform components
• Participate in real-time collaboration and pair programming
• Ensure production readiness, including monitoring, alerting and scalability
• Support the full development lifecycle: design, implementation, testing (Kubernetes) and production configuration
• Write clean, maintainable and efficient code aligned with existing standards
• Participate in code reviews and contribute to continuous improvement
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality solutions

Skills

Go

Kubernetes

High-load systems

Cloud-native

DevOps practices

Distributed teamwork

Concurrency

Tools

Kubernetes

Cloud platforms

Monitoring tools

Job description

We are looking for a Senior Go Engineer to join a high-impact initiative focused on building modern integration, automation and AI-driven platform solutions. You will collaborate closely with the Product & Development team and contribute to the design and development of scalable backend systems, including components related to AI/ML and MLOps.

This role requires a strong engineering mindset, ownership and the ability to work in a collaborative product-oriented environment.

Experience the freedom of remote work from anywhere in Georgia, whether from the comfort of your home, our modern offices in Tbilisi and Batumi or a coworking space in Kutaisi.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop high-performance backend services using Go
• Contribute to system architecture and evolution of platform components
• Participate in real-time collaboration and pair programming
• Ensure production readiness, including monitoring, alerting and scalability
• Support the full development lifecycle: design, implementation, testing (Kubernetes) and production configuration
• Write clean, maintainable and efficient code aligned with existing standards
• Participate in code reviews and contribute to continuous improvement
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality solutions

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in backend development
• Strong expertise in Go, including concurrency and performance optimization
• Experience building scalable high-load systems
• Hands-on experience with Kubernetes and cloud-native environments
• Experience with monitoring, alerting and production support
• Understanding of modern SDLC and DevOps practices
• Strong collaboration skills and ability to work in a distributed team
• Product-oriented mindset with the ability to contribute to technical decisions

Nice to have

• Experience with AI/ML or MLOps platforms
• Familiarity with integration platforms (iPaaS)

We offer

• We connect like-minded people
  • Delivering innovative solutions to industry leaders, making a global impact
  • Enjoyable working environment, whether it is the vibrant office or the comfort of your own home
  • Opportunity to work abroad for up to two months per year
  • Relocation opportunities within our offices in 55+ countries
  • Corporate and social events
• We invest in your growth
  • Leadership development, career advising, soft skills and well-being programs
  • Certifications, including GCP, Azure and AWS
  • Unlimited access to EPAM's internal learning database
  • Free English classes with certified teachers
• We cover it all
  • Participation in the Employee Stock Purchase Plan
  • Monetary bonuses for engaging in the referral program
  • Comprehensive medical & family care package
  • Five trust days per year (sick leave without a medical certificate)
  • Benefits package (sports activities, a variety of stores and services)

EPAM is global leader in AI transformation engineering and integrated consulting, serving Forbes Global 2000 companies and ambitious startups. With over thirty years of expertise in custom software, product and platform engineering, we empower our clients to become AI-Native enterprises, driving measurable value from innovation and digital investments.