[8XS] Software Engineer – Go (Mid Level)

Our client is a global company in the video-game industry whose tools are used by game studios worldwide. You’ll be joining the client’s engineering team to build a new LiveOps plugin platform in Go, Kafka and Google Cloud, letting internal teams extend LiveOps through a strict plugin interface. You will work in a small Scrum team alongside the client’s technical lead.
Project length: 6 months, with possible extension
Time zone: UTC+4 (European working hours). Overlap is required.
Expectations - the experience you need

- 90% English written and oral (at least B2 level) with excellent communication skills.

- Experience in backend engineering: 3+ years, including 2+ years with Go

- Hands-on experience with Kafka or a similar messaging platform

- Solid knowledge of REST and/or gRPC APIs

- Experience building CI/CD pipelines and working with Docker

- Working knowledge of Google Cloud or another public cloud

- Proficiency with PostgreSQL and Redis

- Must overlap European / UTC+4 working hours

What you will do

- Build Go services for plugin registration, configuration and runtime

- Implement the internal plugin registry and review flow

- Develop Kafka producers and consumers for the central event hub

- Build CI/CD pipelines from development to production

- Add metrics, logs and dashboards, and support production issues

- Create templates and tooling that help teams build plugins

- Write unit and integration tests with QA automation

Nice to have:

- Kubernetes (GKE) and Terraform

- Datadog or similar observability tooling

- Internal platforms, SDKs or developer tooling

- Gaming or LiveOps background

We are Software Mind , an awesome team of engineers who are ready to ramp up any top-notch company’s projects! Our aim? To always be one step ahead. Become part of a multicultural company in constant growth with an excellent work environment certified by Great Place To Work!
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