Senior Go Backend Engineer

**Senior** **Go** **Backend Engineer** 💻 Company: Inita.com 😎 Work format: Fully remote 🗺️ Languages: English (B2+) ⌨️ Tech stack: Go, Python (AI/NLP pipelines, existing microservices) 🤓 Experience: 5+ years in development 🕒 Time zone: 4–5 hours overlap with CET required **Who We Are Looking For** We're looking for a Senior Backend Engineer to design and develop scalable, high-performance backend services in Go. You'll architect and optimize APIs, ensure observability and reliability, and collaborate with product teams to deliver production-grade systems that integrate seamlessly with cloud, AI, and frontend layers. **Tech Stack:** • Languages: Go, Python (AI/NLP pipelines, existing microservices) • Databases: PostgreSQL 16+, MariaBD • Messaging & Events: NATS JetStream, Redis • Infra: K8s, Argo CD, Docker • Storage & IAM: S3-compatible object storage, Vault/Keycloak • Observability: OpenTelemetry, Prometheus/Grafana, Loki, Tempo **What You Bring** • 5+ years of experience as a Backend Engineer, with 2+ years in Go •Strong understanding of distributed systems, event-driven design, and API contracts (OpenAPI/AsyncAPI/JSON-Schema) • Deep knowledge of PostgreSQL and familiarity with NoSQL/vector databases • Hands-on experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and GitOps (Argo CD) workflows • Proficiency in building and maintaining RESTful and async APIs • Solid understanding of concurrency, profiling, and performance optimization in Go • Experience with unit/integration testing and observability (OTel, metrics, tracing) • Strong collaboration and code review habits in multi-language environments (Go/Python/TypeScript) • Experience working with Python-based backend services. **Nice to have:** • Familiarity with Python-based AI/NLP pipelines • Experience with pgvector, Qdrant, or Weaviate • Understanding of WordPress plugin integration (PHP basics) • Prior exposure to multi-cloud or hybrid deployments • Experience designing APIs with goa.design or similar frameworks **What You'll Do** • Design, implement, and maintain scalable, high-performance backend services and APIs in Go. • Architect distributed, event-driven systems that integrate with internal services, cloud platforms, and AI/NLP components. • Build robust messaging and streaming workflows using NATS JetStream, Redis, and event-driven patterns. • Ensure observability and reliability across services through metrics, tracing, logging, and alerting using OpenTelemetry, Prometheus/Grafana, Loki, and Tempo. • Collaborate with DevOps and platform teams to deploy services using Kubernetes, Argo CD, Docker, and GitOps workflows. • Profile, debug, and optimize backend systems for performance, concurrency, and resource efficiency. • Write high-quality tests (unit, integration, end-to-end) and participate in code reviews across Go, Python, and TypeScript repositories. • Work closely with product and frontend teams to deliver reliable, well-designed backend capabilities that support end-to-end product requirements. • Contribute to technical architecture decisions, documentation, and long-term platform roa **What we offer** • Competitive salary. • Work on an exciting AI product and make key decision. • Distributed team passionate about what they do. • Health insurance, no matter where you are located. • All the necessary equipment to work efficiently. • Flexible schedule, with 4–5 hours of overlap in CET (Central European Time) for real-time collaboration. • Remote-first approach with periodic offsite meetings. • Fully remote: work from wherever you’re most productive and inspired. However, at this time, we require candidates to be based outside of Russia and Belarus. **Send your CV to** • • (Please, specify in your application where you found the vacancy. Thank you!)