Senior Backend Developer

Job descriptionRead this first — two non-negotiablesGo is the job, not a bonus skill. We're only considering candidates with 5+ years of hands-on, production experience in Go. If Go isn't (one of) your primary languages, this role won't be a match — and we'd rather save you the time.You must live in a European timezone (UTC−1 to UTC+3). This is a hard requirement. Applications from outside this range won't be considered, regardless of how strong the profile is.Still with us? Great — here's why this role is worth your attention. Who we areWe're Jobtome (https://weare.jobtome.com/) — an HR Tech company building the modern web applications that companies use to run complex hiring and recruitment workflows at scale.Our products are highly interactive, data-driven, and built for real-world usage — not demos. We work with a strong product mindset, short feedback loops, and a pragmatic engineering culture: quality, ownership, and code we're still proud of a year from now.The roleYou'll join our engineering team as a Senior Go Backend Developer and take real ownership of critical backend systems and services — not ticket-pushing, actual ownership.You'll design, build, and evolve the backend services that power our products, weigh in on architectural decisions, improve system reliability, and help shape how backend engineering is done across the company.This is a hands-on senior role: you'll write production Go every day and be deeply involved in technical decisions that have real impact.Job requirementsQuick reminder before the details5+ years of production Go experience — required Based in a European timezone (UTC−1 to UTC+3) What you'll doDesign, build, and maintain backend services written in GoBuild and evolve APIs (GraphQL and/or REST) behind complex product workflowsDesign scalable, reliable, and maintainable backend architecturesWork closely with frontend engineers, product managers, data engineers, and designersContribute to data modeling, business logic, and performance optimizationReview code and take part in architectural and technical discussionsRaise the bar on code quality, testing, observability, and system resilienceActively tackle refactoring, technical debt, and long-term improvementsOwn backend features end to end, from design to productionTake part in Agile ceremonies (planning, stand-ups, retrospectives)Our stackGo sits at the center of everything. Around it, you'll work with (and should be comfortable with):API design (GraphQL and/or REST)PostgreSQL (or similar relational databases)BigQuery and other NoSQL databasesDistributed systems and service-oriented architecturesDocker and CI/CD pipelines (GitLab pipelines preferred)A cloud-infrastructure mindset (GCP or other providers)Observability tools (logging, metrics, tracing)Testing (unit and/or integration)KubernetesNice to have:Working experience with PythonExposure to Protobuf and gRPCWhat "senior" means to usTitles vary — here's what we actually mean. A senior engineer at Jobtome can:Work independently without needing perfect specsOwn complex features and systemsMake informed architectural decisions and explain the trade-offsWrite clean, maintainable, well-structured codeSpot problems early and propose solutionsCommunicate clearly with technical and non-technical people alikeRaise the team's quality bar through example and reviewsHow we workFull remote — from anywhere within UTC−1 to UTC+3 (yes, we're repeating it on purpose)Core hours, with flexibility around themDaily working language: EnglishAll done!Your application has been successfully submitted!Other jobsYou've already applied for this jobWe appreciate your interest in this position. Unfortunately, you have already applied for this job.