Golang Engineer (Senior) ID39990 Lisboa

Overview

Agile
Engine is an Inc. 5000 company that creates
- winning software for Fortune 500 brands and startups across 17+ industries. We rank among the leaders in application development and AI/ML, and our
- first culture has earned us Best Place to Work awards.

About the role

We are seeking an experienced Go Developer to join our global team and help optimize a newly built cloud system for production. In this role, you will take ownership of refining system performance, improving scalability, and ensuring production readiness. This is a
- time,
- term opportunity where you will collaborate closely with our development team, bringing both technical expertise and strong communication skills to the table.

What you will do

• Refactor existing Go microservices for performance and maintainability;
• Optimize
  - driven interactions between services (Rabbit
  MQ);
• Improve and extend database layer with ORMs/libraries for cleaner integration;
• Analyze service communication patterns and resolve bottlenecks;
• Optimize database queries and API endpoints;
• Implement robust error handling, logging, and monitoring;
• Expand testing coverage across services;
• Review and strengthen system security practices;
• Document system architecture and service interactions;
• Collaborate with remote, global team members;
• Present findings and recommend optimizations to stakeholders.

MUST HAVES

• 4+ years of Go development experience;
• Strong experience with microservices in cloud environments;
• Hands-on experience with
  - driven design (Rabbit
  MQ or similar);
• Proficiency with databases (SQL and No
  SQL);
• Experience with containerization (Docker/Kubernetes);
• Experience with testing frameworks and CI/CD pipelines;
• Knowledge of monitoring and observability tools;
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills;
• Ability to work effectively in distributed remote teams;
• Be a
  - starter, able to work independently with minimal supervision;
• Upper-Intermediate English level.

NICE TO HAVES

• AWS experience;
• g
  RPC and Protocol Buffers;
• Background in Dev
  Ops and infrastructure automation;
• Previous experience optimizing
  - scale,
  - driven systems.

Perks and benefits

• Professional growth: Accelerate your professional journey with mentorship, Tech
  Talks, and personalized growth roadmaps.
• Competitive compensation: We match your growing skills, talent, and contributions with competitive USD-based compensation and budgets for education, fitness, and team activities.
• A selection of exciting projects: Join projects with modern solutions development and
  - tier clients that include Fortune 500 enterprises and leading product brands.
• Flextime: Tailor your schedule for an optimal
  - life balance, with options for working from home and
  - office work.

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Industry

• IT Services and IT Consulting