Senior Golang Backend Engineer; Portugal

About the project

Impressit is looking for a Senior Golang Backend Engineer to join a cross‑functional product team working on distributed backend systems. This is a great opportunity to contribute to a product with real‑world usage, while working with modern technologies and international teams.

• Build backend applications using Go (Golang)
• Develop services with a focus on scalability and code quality
• Work with microservices and event‑driven systems
• Integrate with cloud infrastructure (Azure or AWS) and CI/CD pipelines
• Work closely with cross‑functional teams to deliver features
• Engage in infrastructure‑related topics (Docker, Kubernetes, deployments)
• Ensure performance and reliability of backend services
• Contribute to system architecture and participate in design discussions
• Work with databases and messaging systems

• 8+ years of commercial experience as a Backend Engineer
• Hands‑on experience with Go (Golang)
• Strong knowledge of backend development, microservices, and REST APIs
• Solid experience with cloud platforms (Azure or AWS)
• Experience with databases (SQL and/or No
  
  SQL)
• Experience with messaging systems (e.g., Kafka)
• Understanding of observability (logging, tracing, Open Telemetry)
• Experience with Docker and Kubernetes
• Proven ability to write automated tests
• Good understanding of CI/CD practices
• Excellent problem‑solving and debugging skills
• Good communicator, comfortable working in cross‑functional teams
• Strong Computer Science fundamentals (data structures, OOP, architecture)
• Upper‑Intermediate or higher level of English

• Experience with high‑load or distributed systems
• Experience with infrastructure as code
• Interest in clean code and maintainability

We are passionate about everything we do, and with Impressit you will get:

• Professional education and training budget