Senior Backend Developer
About Us
We are a leading e-commerce company that delivers mission-critical conversion tracking to brands, powering smarter ad campaigns. Data reliability and correctness define our success — we need a leader who ensures great code and processes.
Job Summary
We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Backend Developer to join our team of 4–6 developers. As a key member of our development team, you will be responsible for setting process excellence and code quality standards. You will lead by example, establishing a strong testing culture, ensuring requirements are documented before coding begins, and maintaining delivery discipline in two-week sprint cycles and Kanban workflows. You will remain hands-on in Golang backend development while guiding your team toward high standards.
Responsibilities
- Lead backend development in Golang (event-driven systems, APIs, pipelines).
- Establish and enforce testing culture (unit, integration, load testing).
- Ensure requirements documentation is complete and unambiguous before development.
- Drive quality and delivery discipline in sprint planning.
- Mentor and coach 4–6 developers, ensuring consistent code quality and reviews.
- Act as a role model for how projects are scoped, tracked, and delivered.
Requirements
6+ years backend development experience, 3+ years with Golang.Hands-on experience leading teams through process improvements (testing, documentation, delivery discipline).Proven track record working with event-driven architectures at scale.Strong knowledge of SQL / NoSQL databases (PostgreSQL, ClickHouse).Experience with ADRs and maintaining design documentation.Excellent communication and leadership skills, with the ability to set the bar for the team.Nice to Have
Previous experience as a tech lead in a SaaS or high-growth startup.Familiarity with frontend frameworks (React / Remix / NextJS) to understand integration points.