Job Title : Senior Backend Engineer (5+ Years)
About the firm : Nubra is a fintech startup building reliable, high-performance trading platforms for real-time markets.
About the Role :
We are building a high-performance trading platform where latency and efficiency are critical. You will work on backend systems that handle real-time data , low-latency messaging , and scalable microservices . Your focus will be on building robust, efficient, and maintainable systems , optimising memory and CPU usage, and contributing to the overall architecture of our platform.
Key Responsibilities :
- Design, develop, and maintain high-performance backend services in Golang .
- Implement microservices and manage their deployment and orchestration on Kubernetes .
- Optimise memory usage, concurrency, and system throughput for latency-sensitive applications .
- Develop and maintain asynchronous messaging systems (RabbitMQ or equivalent) and caching mechanisms with strong consistency guarantees.
- Collaborate with the team to design scalable and resilient architectures .
- Write clean, testable, and maintainable code while participating in code reviews .
- Debug and troubleshoot performance bottlenecks in distributed systems.
- Contribute to design discussions and help make architectural decisions to optimise for speed, reliability, and efficiency.
Required Skills & Experience :
5+ years of backend development experience, preferably with Golang .Strong understanding of data structures, algorithms, and concurrency .Experience with distributed systems , message queues , and caching strategies .Deep understanding of memory management and efficient use of pointers / slices.Experience with TCP / UDP protocols and network programming fundamentals.Familiarity with Kubernetes , microservices architecture, and deployment pipelines.Ability to reason about system performance and optimise for low-latency applications .Strong problem-solving skills, debugging ability, and a proactive approach to code efficiency.Nice to Have :
Experience in financial trading systems .Knowledge of profiling tools , performance benchmarking, and tuning large-scale systems.What We Offer :
Opportunity to work on real-time trading infrastructure .Exposure to cutting-edge backend engineering challenges .Collaborative and fast-paced environment focused on high-performance engineering .