Senior Golang Engineer

We are looking for a Senior Golang Engineer to contribute to the development of high-load, business-critical backend systems within the betting domain. This role requires strong hands-on Go expertise, a deep understanding of backend engineering principles, and the ability to work with complex distributed environments where performance, reliability, and data integrity are essential.

Responsibilities

Build and evolve scalable backend services in Go, focusing on system performance, stability, and maintainable engineering solutions

Contribute to key technical decisions around application architecture, infrastructure, and the long-term evolution of backend systems

Develop clean, well-structured, and testable code while maintaining strong documentation and engineering standards

Participate in peer code reviews, providing technical feedback and helping maintain consistent development practices across the team

Work with complex data flows and backend components, ensuring reliable processing and high standards of data integrity

Collaborate with other engineers throughout the development lifecycle, contributing to technical discussions, estimation, planning, and delivery within a Scrum environment

Take ownership of assigned development activities and independently organize day-to-day work in line with broader team priorities

Requirements

Strong senior-level engineering background with 7+ years in commercial software development, including 4+ recent years focused primarily on Go

Proven track record of building backend solutions specifically for betting products — relevant industry experience is essential for this role

Advanced knowledge of how Go works under the hood, with confidence working with concurrency, data structures, memory allocation, and garbage collection

Solid database engineering skills, including extensive work with relational databases and the ability to troubleshoot, tune, and improve sophisticated SQL queries

Comfortable working in Linux-based environments, with practical knowledge of containerization using Docker

Production experience with Kafka and Kubernetes as part of modern backend infrastructure

Quality-focused engineering approach, with the ability to design code for testability and maintain reliable unit test coverage

Intermediate English combined with Upper-Intermediate Russian for effective day-to-day communication

Would be a plus

Background in financial, transactional, or similarly data-sensitive systems, where accuracy and consistency of information are business-critical

Experience designing or contributing to distributed, microservice-based systems

Knowledge of architectural practices such as Domain-Driven Design (DDD), Clean Architecture, or Hexagonal Architecture

Previous hands-on work with PostgreSQL and ClickHouse

What's in it for you

Private health insurance and sports-related benefits

Paid time off and maternity leave support

Free language courses

Professional development through upskilling opportunities, internal workshops, and participation in industry conferences

Referral program with additional rewards

Access to professional networking opportunities and corporate events