We're looking for an experienced Go developer to build and lead development of high-performance microservices. You'll work with modern cloud technologies and help design our distributed systems using gRPC and containerized services.
What You'll Do:
- Lead architectural decisions for microservices and mentor junior developers;
- Design and build gRPC APIs using Protocol Buffers;
- Optimize service performance, reliability, and scalability;
- Collaborate with DevOps on deployment and monitoring;
- Establish coding standards and conduct code reviews;
- Work with distributed systems and inter-service communication.
Required Skills:
- 5+ years Go (Golang) production experience;
- 3+ years microservices architecture experience;
- gRPC & Protocol Buffers for service design and RPC communication;
- Docker containerization and service deployment;
- PostgreSQL & Redis for databases and caching;
- Git, CI/CD, and modern development workflows;
- Experience with high-traffic, distributed systems;
- Previous senior/lead developer role preferred.
Technical Knowledge:
- Service mesh architectures and communication patterns;
- Authentication/authorization (JWT, OAuth2);
- API gateway design and traffic management;
- Database per service patterns and data consistency;
- Envoy Proxy configuration and load balancing.
Nice to Have:
- Event-driven architecture experience;
- Buf for Protocol Buffer management and code generation;
- Service discovery and observability tools;
- Cloud-native deployment experience;
- Performance optimization and monitoring.
We offer*:
- Flexible working format - remote, office-based or flexible
- A competitive salary and good compensation package
- Personalized career growth
- Professional development tools (mentorship program, tech talks and trainings, centers of excellence, and more)
- Active tech communities with regular knowledge sharing
- Education reimbursement
- Memorable anniversary presents
- Corporate events and team buildings
- Other location-specific benefits
*not applicable for freelancers
N-iX
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N-iX is a European software development service company that helps businesses across the globe develop successful software products. Founded in 2002 in Lviv, N-iX has come a long way and increased its presence in six countries spanning Europe and the US. Today, we are a strong community of 1,700+ professionals and a reliable partner for global industry leaders and Fortune 500 companies. N-iX is actively hiring in Poland and has an office in Krakow.