Backend Engineer, Golang – Decentralized Applications

Pragmatike

full-time

Posted on: 9/22/2025

Origin: • 🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Mid-LevelSenior

AWSAzureCloudDockerGoGoogle Cloud PlatformJavaKubernetesMicroservicesTCP/IP

About the role

Design and develop scalable, distributed, server-side software applications and microservices
Develop and optimize mission-critical software with emphasis on system programming and performance tuning
Implement robust peer-to-peer (P2P) communication solutions
Contribute to or build projects using libp2p or similar P2P libraries
Ensure cross-platform functionality and application compatibility
Collaborate within an Agile Scrum team to define and prioritize backlog items and identify risks
Create clean, maintainable, and reusable code
Optimize solutions for performance, reliability, and security
Establish and enhance infrastructure, including deployment pipelines and observability tools
Work with multi-cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP)
Participate in application lifecycle management
Engage closely with product and design teams to grasp end-user requirements
Conduct code reviews and mentor other engineers
Champion best engineering practices and high-quality software craftsmanship

Minimum 5-6 years of experience as a Senior/Lead Backend Developer
MS degree in Computer Science or a closely related technical field
Demonstrated technical proficiency in Go and/or Java
Strong understanding of design patterns and multi-threaded programming
Proven experience with P2P architectures (P2P experience is a MUST)
Experience with libp2p or similar P2P libraries
Solid grasp of internet protocols and technologies: TCP/IP, HTTP, HTML, XML
Familiarity with service-oriented designs and methodologies: REST, JSON
Ability to build well-structured, secure RESTful APIs
Deep understanding of Agile development principles and the Agile Manifesto
English is mandatory; French is a plus
Strong experience with AWS, Azure, and GCP (highly desirable)
Hands-on experience with Kubernetes and Docker (preferred)
Experience in infrastructure engineering and managing production environments (preferred)
Skilled in using tracing/logging systems to diagnose production issues (preferred)
Proven track record building large-scale, high-availability systems (preferred)
Familiarity with continuous delivery pipelines and DevOps practices (preferred)
Start date: ASAP
Location requirement: EU timezone (CET +/- 2 hours)