Senior Go Backend Developer

Senior Go Backend Developer (m/f/d) | Hamburg (Hybrid) | Up to €90,000

We're partnering with a fast‑growing international technology company that operates a large‑scale data platform serving hundreds of millions of users globally.

We're looking for a Senior Go Backend Developer to join their engineering team in Hamburg (hybrid working model). This is an English‑speaking environment with colleagues from around the world, and relocation support is available for candidates moving to Germany.

Tasks

• Building and scaling high‑performance Go services
• Processing and analysing millions of real‑time events daily
• Designing distributed systems using Kafka and event‑driven architectures
• Developing APIs and data platforms used by external partners
• Optimising database performance across large‑scale datasets
• Contributing to cloud‑native, microservices‑based infrastructure

Requirements

• 5+ years of software development experience
• 3+ years of commercial Go development
• Strong experience with distributed systems and microservices
• Hands‑on experience with Kafka or similar messaging technologies
• Solid database optimisation skills (MySQL, Druid, or similar)
• Experience operating services at significant scale

Benefits

• Hybrid working model in Hamburg
• English‑speaking international team
• Relocation support provided
• Competitive salary up to €90,000, depending on experience
• Opportunity to work on systems serving hundreds of millions of users worldwide