Why join us
AgileEngine is an Inc. 5000 company that creates award-winning software for Fortune 500 brands and trailblazing startups across 17+ industries. We rank among the leaders in areas like application development and AI/ML, and our people-first culture has earned us multiple Best Place to Work awards.
If you're looking for a place to grow, make an impact, and work with people who care, we'd love to meet you
About the role
We are seeking an experienced Go Developer to join our global team and help optimize a newly built cloud system for production. In this role, you will take ownership of refining system performance, improving scalability, and ensuring production readiness. This is a full-time, long-term opportunity where you will collaborate closely with our development team, bringing both technical expertise and strong communication skills to the table.
What you will do
- Refactor existing Go microservices for performance and maintainability;
- Optimize event-driven interactions between services (RabbitMQ);
- Improve and extend database layer with ORMs/libraries for cleaner integration;
- Analyze service communication patterns and resolve bottlenecks;
- Optimize database queries and API endpoints;
- Implement robust error handling, logging, and monitoring;
- Expand testing coverage across services;
- Review and strengthen system security practices;
- Document system architecture and service interactions;
- Collaborate with remote, global team members;
- Present findings and recommend optimizations to stakeholders.
MUST HAVES
- 4+ years of Go development experience;
- Strong experience with microservices in cloud environments;
- Hands-on experience with event-driven design (RabbitMQ or similar);
- Proficiency with databases (SQL and NoSQL);
- Experience with containerization (Docker/Kubernetes);
- Experience with testing frameworks and CI/CD pipelines;
- Knowledge of monitoring and observability tools;
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills;
- Ability to work effectively in distributed remote teams;
- Be a self-starter, able to work independently with minimal supervision;
- Upper-Intermediate English level.
NICE TO HAVES
- AWS experience;
- gRPC and Protocol Buffers;
- Background in DevOps and infrastructure automation;
- Previous experience optimizing large-scale, event-driven systems.
PERKS AND BENEFITS
- Professional growth: Accelerate your professional journey with mentorship, TechTalks, and personalized growth roadmaps.
- Competitive compensation: We match your ever-growing skills, talent, and contributions with competitive USD-based compensation and budgets for education, fitness, and team activities.
- A selection of exciting projects: Join projects with modern solutions development and top-tier clients that include Fortune 500 enterprises and leading product brands.
- Flextime: Tailor your schedule for an optimal work-life balance, with options of working from home and going to the office – whatever makes you the happiest and most productive.
Seniority level
- Mid-Senior level
Employment type
- Full-time
Job function
- IT Services and IT Consulting
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