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About the role
Develop and evolve scalable, high-load backend services in Go while ensuring system performance and data integrity. Collaborate with the engineering team on architectural decisions and participate in the full development lifecycle within a Scrum environment.
What they look for
Requirements
Requires over 7 years of commercial software development experience, with at least 4 years focused on Go and specific experience in the betting industry. Candidates must possess strong knowledge of backend infrastructure, including Kafka, Kubernetes, and relational database optimization.
Benefits
Full description
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
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