Go Backend Developer
full-timeEngineeringRemote (Europe)
We're building our newest products in Go and need a backend engineer who loves the language. You'll design and implement APIs, database schemas, and background workers for Jobber (our AI job tracker with 15K+ users) and future products. Our Go services handle 12K req/s with 8ms P99 latency on modest Hetzner Cloud instances — we care about efficiency. You'll work with PostgreSQL, Redis, and Claude AI integration.
Requirements
- 3+ years of production Go experience (chi/gin/echo, pgx/sqlx)
- Strong PostgreSQL skills — schema design, query optimization, migrations
- REST API design with OpenAPI/Swagger documentation
- Experience with Docker and container-based deployments
- Understanding of JWT auth, rate limiting, and API security
- Familiarity with Redis for caching and session management
- Experience writing table-driven tests and achieving 80%+ coverage
- Bonus: experience integrating LLM APIs (Claude, GPT)
Benefits
Fully remote — work from anywhere in Europe
Flexible schedule — async-first, results over hours
$1,500/year professional development budget
$1,000 equipment allowance
Own the backend architecture — not just implement tickets
Small team — direct impact on products used by 46K+ people
Paid vacation: 20 days + Ukrainian public holidays