Backend Engineer; Golang

WHY JOIN US

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

As a Backend Engineer (Golang), you will play a key role in modernizing a large-scale platform by shaping cloud-native services that support millions of users. This role focuses on building resilient backend foundations, influencing architectural decisions, and driving long-term technical evolution. You’ll work in a product-oriented, ownership-driven environment that values clean design, autonomy, and continuous improvement. It’s a strong opportunity to grow while contributing to meaningful, high-impact systems.

• Design and develop scalable microservices using Golang for transactional systems and/or Kotlin for Backend-for-Frontends (BFF)
• Take ownership of infrastructure provisioning using Terraform (Infrastructure as Code)
• Migrate data and logic from a legacy PHP monolith to Cloud SQL/Spanner
• Collaborate with mobile engineers to define API schemas and requirements
• Ensure high performance and reliability of services deployed to Cloud Run/GKE
• Write clean, maintainable, and testable code

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field
• 5+ years of backend software development experience
• Strong proficiency in Go (Golang) and/or Kotlin (server-side)
• Hands‑on experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) (Cloud Run, Pub/Sub, Big Query)
• Experience with Terraform or similar IaC tools
• Solid understanding of Microservices architecture and distributed systems
• Experience with relational (Postgre
  
  SQL) and No
  
  SQL databases

• Ability to read and understand PHP
• Experience with gRPC and Protocol Buffers
• Experience with Event‑Driven Architecture

• Professional growth:
  Mentorship, Tech Talks, and personalized growth roadmaps.
• Competitive compensation: USD‑based pay with education, fitness, and team activity budgets.
• Exciting projects:
  Modern solutions with Fortune 500 and top product companies.
• Flextime:
  Flexible schedule with remote and office options.