Backend Engineer
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Description
Responsibilities:
- Build high-performance backend services using Go.
- Design and develop scalable APIs and microservices.
- Work with PostgreSQL, ClickHouse, and distributed data systems.
- Build event-driven systems using Kafka and message queues.
- Design reliable data pipelines and backend workflows.
- Optimise system performance, latency, and resource utilisation.
- Work on real-time communication infrastructure (WebRTC, LiveKit).
- Collaborate closely with product, AI, and frontend teams.
- Own services end-to-end from design to deployment and monitoring.
- Improve backend architecture, reliability, and developer experience.
Requirements:
- 3-5 years of backend development experience.
- Strong experience with Go (Golang).
- Experience building scalable APIs and distributed systems.
- Strong understanding of PostgreSQL and database design.
- Experience with Kafka or similar messaging systems.
- Experience with cloud infrastructure and containerised deployments.
- Good understanding of system design, concurrency, and performance optimisation.
- Ability to debug production systems and drive issues to resolution.
- Ability to own features and services end-to-end.
