Backend Engineer (Go)

About Pyyne

Pyyne is a modern technology consultancy engineering the next generation of digital products and services. We believe in using technology to unlock business potential, create sustainable growth, and drive forward digital excellence. Our comprehensive solutions span advanced Software Engineering, Cloud infrastructure, and Data & AI capabilities, serving clients across multiple industries and geographies.

The Opportunity

We are seeking an experienced Backend Engineer with Go expertise to join our South American office as we expand our strategic collaboration with a large international dating and video platform. This is a high-impact role that offers the chance to work on real-time systems serving millions of users globally.

In this position, you will build and maintain reliable, high-performance backend services that power real-time user experiences at massive scale. You'll work closely with cross-functional engineering teams in a fast-moving product environment where your technical decisions directly impact the platform's stability, performance, and user satisfaction.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend services and APIs in Go

• Contribute to microservices architecture and make informed system design decisions that support growth

• Collaborate with product managers and engineering teams to translate business requirements into reliable, scalable technical solutions

• Participate in comprehensive code reviews and uphold high engineering standards across the codebase

• Troubleshoot, profile, and optimize services for performance, reliability, and low latency in production environments

• Contribute to CI/CD pipeline development, testing strategies, and DevOps best practices

• Work with distributed systems and ensure data consistency across microservices

Required Skills & Experience

• 5+ years of overall software engineering experience with a track record of shipping production systems

• 2+ years of professional Go development in production environments

• Solid hands-on experience building RESTful or gRPC services that handle high throughput

• Proficiency with both relational and NoSQL databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL, Redis, or similar)

• Demonstrated experience deploying and managing applications in cloud environments (AWS, GCP, or Azure)

• Strong practical knowledge of Docker and containerized application development

• Strong English communication skills for collaboration with international teams

Nice-to-Have Skills

• Experience with Kubernetes or other container orchestration platforms

• Familiarity with message queues and event streaming technologies (Kafka, RabbitMQ, or similar)

• Observability and monitoring expertise (Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, or equivalent tools)

• Prior experience working on consumer-facing, high-traffic applications serving millions of concurrent users

• Deep understanding of event-driven architecture and distributed systems design patterns

• Experience with infrastructure-as-code and automated deployment pipelines

What We Offer

• Fully flexible remote working environment—work from anywhere

• Opportunity to work on impactful products used by millions globally

• Collaborative culture with experienced engineering teams

• Professional growth and exposure to modern backend engineering practices

• Access to cutting-edge technology stack and infrastructure

💰 Compensation not publicly listed. Market estimate for similar roles: from $120K, varying by experience and location.