Lead Backend Developer – Golang, PHP

Infomediji

Lead Backend Developer leading the Billing team at DeoVR, enhancing immersive streaming technology. Focusing on system design, code quality, and technical leadership in backend architecture.

Posted 7/22/2026contractRemote • 🇷🇸 SerbiaSeniorWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in backend software engineering with a focus on Golang and PHP, alongside strong technical leadership in system design, architecture documentation, and mentoring. Proficient in managing technical debt, ensuring code quality, and implementing effective testing practices and CI/CD pipelines.

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Backend Software EngineeringGolang ExperienceTechnical LeadershipNoSQL DatabasesCI/CD Pipelines

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Hard Skills

GolangPHPNoSQL DatabasesMongoDBPostgreSQLAPI DesignService DecompositionUnit TestingIntegration TestingE2E Testing

Soft Skills

MentoringCommunicationTechnical Trade-offs

Tools & Technologies

CI/CD ToolsLogging ToolsMetrics ToolsAlerting Tools

Industry Keywords

Architecture DocumentationTechnical Incident ResponseSLIsSLOsTechnical Debt Management

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

GoMongoDBNoSQLPHPPostgres

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead system design for new features and complex changes; create and maintain architecture documentation and ADRs
Drive code quality, review standards, and engineering practices (testing, CI/CD, code style, operational readiness)
Lead technical incident response; write post-mortems with clear root causes and follow-up actions
Identify and manage technical debt - maintain a prioritized backlog and advocate for regular capacity to address it
Translate product requirements into technical solutions, milestones, and well-decomposed tasks
Mentor engineers through design sessions, pair programming, and code reviews; reduce key-person risk by spreading knowledge across the team
Define and maintain SLIs/SLOs for team-owned services; ensure sufficient logging, metrics, and alerting are in place
Coordinate technical dependencies with other teams (Content Serving, Processing, UGC, DevOps); represent the team in architecture syncs and design reviews
Evaluate and recommend technologies, patterns, and tools; pilot new approaches where they bring clear benefit

Requirements

What you’ll need

4+ years of backend software engineering experience with Golang or/and PHP, including demonstrated technical leadership (leading design, mentoring engineers, owning architecture)
Experience with NoSQL databases (MongoDB or similar)
Experience with relational databases (PostgreSQL or similar)
Experience of using Golang in production environment
Experience designing and evolving backend architectures - APIs, data flows, service decomposition
Strong understanding of testing practices (unit, integration, E2E) and CI/CD pipelines
Ability to communicate technical trade-offs, risks, and designs clearly to both engineers and non-technical stakeholders
English B1+ (written and verbal communication)

Benefits

Comp & perks

Please note: fully remote contract role.
Direct impact on the future of immersive media
Flexible working hours and remote-first culture
A team that values initiative, clarity, and collaboration
Unlimited DeoVR Premium
Access to all tools and tech you need