Smart UI
Senior Backend Engineer (Go / Golang)
Remote Senior $4.7k–$12.8k/moest.
Summary
Smart UI is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer specializing in Go/Golang for a long-term product development project. This hands-on role focuses on building scalable APIs and backend services alongside an established frontend team of 3 developers.
What you'll do
- Develop backend services using Go (Golang)
- Design and implement REST APIs
- Work with PostgreSQL databases including schema design and optimization
- Integrate third-party services
- Implement authentication & authorization (JWT, OAuth)
- Optimize performance and improve system reliability
- Collaborate closely with the frontend team
- Participate in technical discussions and estimations
Requirements
- 4+ years of commercial experience
- 3+ years of experience with Go (Golang)
- Experience with Gin, Echo, Fiber or similar Go frameworks
- Strong experience building REST APIs
- Experience with PostgreSQL
- Understanding of concurrency (goroutines, channels)
- Experience with Docker
- Experience with AWS (EC2, RDS, S3)
- Experience with Git
- Understanding of CI/CD processes
Nice to Have:
- Redis
- Kafka / RabbitMQ
- Microservices architecture
- Kubernetes
- Experience with SaaS or marketplace products
- Swagger / OpenAPI
- Unit testing in Go
Conditions
- Long-term full-time engagement
- Stable workload
- Product development from early stages
- Direct communication, no bureaucracy
- Opportunity to grow within the project