Senior Golang Engineer

About the client:
Our client is a trailblazer in data-driven advertising, known for its innovative approach to optimizing ad placements and campaign effectiveness through advanced analytics and machine learning techniques. The company aims to revolutionize advertising by enabling brands to reach their audiences more effectively.

About the role:
We are looking for an experienced Senior Golang Engineer to join the team. In this role, you will develop and ensure the performance/reliability of backend systems and services, supporting the engagement & monetization platform for Free-To-Play (F2P) console & PC games, that lets game publishers & developers drive lifetime value and in-game spending through rewarded video.

This position is located in either Kyiv or Lviv, Ukraine. The team is located in both Kyiv and Lviv and primarily works remotely, with occasional team meetings in the Lviv office.

Requirements:
- 5+ years of work experience as a backend engineer, with a proven track record of implementing complex backend architectures and services.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field.
- Experience designing and building scalable, high-performance backend systems, and solid understanding of microservice architecture.
- Strong understanding of backend development, relational databases, and engineering best-practices.
- Experience with Agile practices, including test-driven development, continuous integration/deployment and Scrum.
- Proficiency with relational databases and designing data models for backend applications (PostgreSQL, MySQL, etc.)
- Experience with cloud services, preferably AWS, and containerized applications (Docker).
- Strong proficiency and hands-on experience in Golang.

Would be a plus:
- Experience of working with Python, messaging systems (AWS SQS, RabbitMQ, etc.), asynchronous and multithreaded development.
- Knowledge of AWS CloudFormation or CDK.

Responsibilities:
- Design and build distributed services that are fault-tolerant, scalable, testable and maintainable.
- Collaborate with product managers, engineers, and technical leads to design and implement features and improvements throughout multiple areas of the platform.
- Optimize existing services and features for maximum speed and scalability.
- Maintain and develop continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines.
- Create and maintain technical documentation.

The company offers:
- An opportunity to be at the forefront of advertising technology, impacting major marketing decisions.
- A collaborative, innovative environment where your contributions make a difference.
- The chance to work with a passionate team of data scientists, engineers, product managers, and designers.
- A culture that values learning, growth, and the pursuit of excellence.