Senior Backend Engineer
Location: Remote
Compensation: Salary
Reviewed: Tue, May 19, 2026
This job expires in: 29 days
Job Summary
To support the growth of a dynamic prediction market platform, the full-time Senior Backend Engineer will architect and implement Go-based services, define engineering standards, and uphold code quality while working in a hybrid remote environment.
Key responsibilities
- Architect and implement Go-based services capable of sustaining high request throughput with low latency
- Define and enforce engineering standards, including API versioning and service health benchmarks
- Drive code quality through reviews, conventions, and technical documentation while collaborating cross-functionally
Required qualifications
- 5+ years of production experience with Go, including idioms, interfaces, and concurrency patterns
- Strong experience in API and microservices architecture, particularly REST and GraphQL APIs
- Deep SQL expertise with PostgreSQL or MySQL, and familiarity with Redis and ClickHouse
- Experience with event-driven architecture and messaging systems like Kafka or Redpanda
- Hands-on experience with observability tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, or OpenTelemetry
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