Golang Backend Engineer

About the role

PickFans is seeking a Golang Backend Engineer to join its fully remote team. You will be responsible for developing, optimizing and scaling backend services that power web and mobile applications.

Key responsibilities

• Design and implement scalable, secure backend architecture using Go.
• Develop and maintain core system components and REST/GraphQL APIs.
• Integrate backend services with front‑end applications and ensure seamless data flow.
• Write automated tests and manage CI/CD pipelines to guarantee code quality.
• Debug, troubleshoot and optimise performance of microservices in production.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to deliver high‑quality solutions.

Required profile

• Strong professional experience building production‑grade applications with Golang.
• Proven experience designing and maintaining microservice architectures.
• Ability to work effectively in a remote environment and communicate clearly with team members.
• Familiarity with iGaming platforms and APIs is a plus.

Required skills

• Golang
• Microservice architecture
• Protocol Buffers (protobuf) and RPC/API schema design
• MySQL or other relational databases
• Concurrency and distributed systems concepts
• Performance optimisation in Go
• Automated testing frameworks
• CI/CD pipeline tools
• Basic front‑end integration knowledge
• GraphQL (optional)