Read this first — two non-negotiables
Go is the job, not a bonus skill. We're only considering candidates with 5+ years of hands-on, production experience in Go . If Go isn't (one of) your primary languages, this role won't be a match — and we'd rather save you the time.
You must live in a European timezone (UTC−1 to UTC+3). This is a hard requirement. Applications from outside this range won't be considered, regardless of how strong the profile is.
Still with us? Great — here's why this role is worth your attention.
Who we are
We're Jobtome ( https://weare.jobtome.com/ ) — an HR Tech company building the modern web applications that companies use to run complex hiring and recruitment workflows at scale.
Our products are highly interactive, data-driven, and built for real-world usage — not demos. We work with a strong product mindset, short feedback loops, and a pragmatic engineering culture: quality, ownership, and code we're still proud of a year from now.
The role
You'll join our engineering team as a Senior Go Backend Developer and take real ownership of critical backend systems and services — not ticket-pushing, actual ownership.
You'll design, build, and evolve the backend services that power our products, weigh in on architectural decisions, improve system reliability, and help shape how backend engineering is done across the company.
This is a hands-on senior role: you'll write production Go every day and be deeply involved in technical decisions that have real impact.
Quick reminder before the details
5+ years of production Go experience — required Based in a European timezone (UTC−1 to UTC+3)
What you'll do
Design, build, and maintain backend services written in Go
Build and evolve APIs (GraphQL and/or REST) behind complex product workflows
Design scalable, reliable, and maintainable backend architectures
Work closely with frontend engineers, product managers, data engineers, and designers
Contribute to data modeling, business logic, and performance optimization
Review code and take part in architectural and technical discussions
Raise the bar on code quality, testing, observability, and system resilience
Actively tackle refactoring, technical debt, and long-term improvements
Own backend features end to end, from design to production
Take part in Agile ceremonies (planning, stand-ups, retrospectives)
Our stack
Go sits at the center of everything. Around it, you'll work with (and should be comfortable with):
API design (GraphQL and/or REST)
PostgreSQL (or similar relational databases)
BigQuery and other NoSQL databases
Distributed systems and service-oriented architectures
Docker and CI/CD pipelines (GitLab pipelines preferred)
A cloud-infrastructure mindset (GCP or other providers)
Observability tools (logging, metrics, tracing)
Testing (unit and/or integration)
Kubernetes
Nice to have:
Working experience with Python
Exposure to Protobuf and gRPC
What "senior" means to us
Titles vary — here's what we actually mean. A senior engineer at Jobtome can:
Work independently without needing perfect specs
Own complex features and systems
Make informed architectural decisions and explain the trade-offs
Write clean, maintainable, well-structured code
Spot problems early and propose solutions
Communicate clearly with technical and non-technical people alike
Raise the team's quality bar through example and reviews
How we work
Full remote — from anywhere within UTC−1 to UTC+3 (yes, we're repeating it on purpose)
Core hours, with flexibility around them
Daily working language: English
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