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HJ-1328 Principal Recently added

Lead Golang & Cloud Engineer

United States
25 years
Remote
Employee / Freelancer

Architected a Golang LLM inference proxy with OpenAI- and Anthropic-compatible APIs, integrating Qdrant vector retrieval for retrieval-augmented generation. Designs high-throughput cloud platforms spanning event-driven services, large-scale data engineering, and distributed systems across AWS, Azure, and GCP.

  • Automated refactoring, test generation, and code review with Claude Code
  • Applied OpenSpec workflows for spec-driven development
  • Built Parquet and PySpark data lake pipelines
  • Implemented Kubernetes operators and GitOps deployment patterns
GolangClaude CodeOpenSpecDistributed SystemsConcurrencygRPC
Interviewing now $180k-210k/yr
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YC-1239 Senior Recently added

Senior Golang Engineer

Poland
9 years
Flexible
Employee / Freelancer

Architected distributed systems for large-scale data processing in cloud environments, leveraging Kubernetes for orchestration. Built a high-throughput messaging system with Golang, optimizing for low-latency communication across services.

  • Automated deployment pipelines using Terraform and AWS Lambda
  • Integrated Redis for efficient session management in web applications
  • Optimized PostgreSQL queries to enhance database performance
GoGolangKubernetesAWSPostgreSQLRedis
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#HIRED Lead Recently hired

Lead Platform Engineer

Switzerland
7 years
Hybrid
Employee
Experienced software engineer with strong background in distributed systems and cloud-native architecture. Proven track record delivering production systems at scale. Skilled in designing fault-tolerant services, optimising CI/CD pipelines, and mentoring junior developers across cross-functional teams.
  • Led migration of monolithic system to microservices architecture
  • Built high-throughput data pipeline processing 1M+ events per second
  • Designed and implemented real-time monitoring and alerting platform
GoPrometheusGrafanaKubernetesHelmTerraformDockerAWS
Hired Salary: $XXX,XXX
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AF-8366 Lead

Senior Golang Engineer

Latvia
10 years
Remote
Employee / Freelancer

Architected a scalable microservices platform in Golang for a high-traffic e-commerce application, optimizing for cloud-native environments. Designed and implemented REST and gRPC APIs for a distributed system handling millions of requests per day. Led engineering teams in the migration of legacy monolithic systems to cloud-based microservices architecture.

  • Implemented fault-tolerant systems using cloud architecture best practices.
  • Optimized data processing pipelines for real-time analytics.
  • Developed custom load balancing solutions for distributed systems.
GolangBackend ArchitectureCloud ArchitectureEngineering LeadershipRESTgRPC
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AZ-8717 Principal

Senior Golang Engineer

Portugal
12 years
Remote
Employee / Freelancer

Designed and implemented a distributed database system with high availability using Golang, focusing on achieving low-latency data retrieval. Led the development of a scalable microservices architecture deployed with Docker and Helm, optimizing resource utilization and deployment speed. Spearheaded the creation of a comprehensive testing framework for continuous integration, enhancing code reliability across complex systems.

  • Architected multi-region data replication solutions for database systems
  • Implemented advanced caching mechanisms to improve query performance
  • Developed automated deployment pipelines using Helm for Kubernetes
  • Optimized database query execution plans for large-scale datasets
GolangSoftware ArchitectureDockerDatabasesTestingHelm
Available in 2 months €100k-150k/yr
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UQ-2268 Lead

Senior Software Engineer

United States
12 years
Flexible
Employee / Freelancer

Built core infrastructure, observability pipelines, and automated performance guardrails for a large-scale messaging platform. Works across Rust, Go, C, Python, Redis, PostgreSQL, AWS, and Terraform to improve reliability, throughput, and production latency.

  • Tokio-based asynchronous systems development
  • KDB-backed financial data processing
  • Cross-service incident metrics and mitigation
  • Infrastructure automation with Terraform
RustPythonGolangCC++Erlang
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PZ-5671 Principal

Software Engineer

Czech Republic
13 years
Flexible
Employee

Built a data warehousing solution integrating Elasticsearch for real-time analytics, enhancing query performance by 200%. Developed a custom search engine in Golang, processing millions of documents daily with high efficiency.

  • Implemented Vue.js components for dynamic data visualization
  • Integrated PHP modules for legacy system compatibility
  • Enhanced database indexing strategies for faster retrieval
GolangPHPJavaScriptVue.jsNuxt.jsNest.js
Available in 2 months €55k-65k/yr
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AP-5177 Senior

Back-End Developer

France
6 years
Employee

Built and maintained Go and Node.js microservices for SaaS content ingestion and media transformation workflows, including integrations with major social-media APIs. Delivered cloud infrastructure and deployment automation across GCP, Firebase, Terraform, and GitLab CI, alongside React-based web application changes.

  • Implemented RFID reader functionality in Android Java
  • Developed C++/Qt tools for hardware production machines
  • Worked on Meteor.js web applications
  • Applied unit testing across backend services
GoGolangNode.jsTypeScriptJavaScriptMongoDB
€48k-55k/yr
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JV-3997 Lead

Senior Backend Developer (Golang)

Argentina
20 years
Remote
Employee / Freelancer

Builds Go-based multiplex connectors that unify SIEM, EDR, vulnerability-scanner, ticketing, and ITSM integrations through versioned bidirectional REST APIs. Designs OCSF-normalized ingestion and transformation pipelines using Bloblang, applying clean and hexagonal architecture across security data flows.

  • Integrated Tenable, Defender, QRadar, Rapid7, Tanium, and Sumo Logic
  • Connected ServiceNow, Jira, Zendesk, PagerDuty, and Freshdesk
  • Implemented VCR-based connector regression testing
  • Produced security integration API documentation and versioning
GolangGoDistributed SystemsClean ArchitectureHexagonal ArchitectureREST APIs
Available in 2 weeks $90k-120k/yr
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NA-1900 Senior

Golang Developer

Poland
8 years
Hybrid
Employee / Freelancer

Built an invoice web application with Spring Boot, Spring Security, Hibernate/JPA, and an Angular front end, covering authenticated business workflows and relational persistence. Developed a JavaFX Reversi application backed by PostgreSQL and JDBC, with REST integration and JSON, XML, and properties-based configuration.

  • Containerized deployments with Docker and Kubernetes
  • Redis-backed caching and data access
  • Prometheus and Grafana monitoring configurations
  • Cloud platform work across Azure and Google Cloud
GoJavaSpringSpring BootSpring SecurityHibernate
Available in 1 month $100k-120k/yr
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EC-4381 Senior

Python & Golang Engineer

India
7 years
Remote
Employee / Freelancer

Built Go and Python services for an AI assistant comprising three core agents, ten subagents, and more than fifteen tools for email, calendar, and real-time information retrieval. Implemented parallel agent workflows, Redis and Qdrant memory layers, and sandboxed file-generation execution.

  • Gin-based concurrent REST APIs
  • Goroutine, channel, and mutex synchronization
  • GCP Compute Engine and Cloud Functions
  • PostgreSQL and DynamoDB data services
GolangPythonJavaScriptReactGinFastAPI
Available in 1 month $30k-60k/yr
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EG-3478 Senior

AI-First Senior Golang Developer

Portugal
6 years
Flexible
Employee / Freelancer

Builds Go-based multi-agent operations platforms spanning 245 cities, with human approval gates and reproducible quality, safety, and cost evaluations that reduced LLM token usage by 26%. Previously optimized fintech APIs serving more than nine million monthly users and real-time voice agents supporting 450 concurrent sessions.

  • LLM evaluation and benchmarking systems
  • STT, LLM, and TTS fault tolerance
  • NATS JetStream and RabbitMQ messaging
  • OpenTelemetry, Helm, and Vault operations
GoPythonREST APIsgRPCDistributed SystemsMicroservices
Available in 2 weeks Salary on request
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EW-4022 Lead

Full Stack Engineer and Software Architect

Bulgaria
21 years
Remote
Freelancer

Designed production-grade PCI DSS tokenization services for payment-card primary account numbers within distributed Go architectures. Has worked across event-driven backends, edge and CDN architectures, caching layers, and high-throughput data platforms including ClickHouse.

  • Kafka, NATS, and NSQ messaging systems
  • ArgoCD deployment automation
  • Flutter and Dart application development
  • Prometheus, Grafana, Kibana, and Sentry
GolangDartJavaScriptTypeScriptJavaC#
Salary on request
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NX-3934 Lead

Platform/Software Engineer

Germany
15 years
Hybrid
Employee / Freelancer

Built high-performance platforms integrating Golang and Rust for system-level programming, with a focus on optimizing SQL database interactions and enhancing developer experience through Nix-based environments.

  • Integrated Rust for low-level system optimizations
  • Enhanced database performance with advanced SQL tuning
  • Developed cross-platform tools leveraging TypeScript and Kotlin
GolangRustnixSQLTypescriptKotlin
Available in 1 month €120k-135k/yr
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SD-6765 Senior

Senior Software Engineer

United Kingdom
8 years

Expert in building enterprise-level applications using Golang and Java, with a focus on object-oriented design principles. Developed backend systems and APIs for large-scale transactional systems. Integrated modern front-end frameworks like React and Angular for seamless user interfaces.

  • Designed fault-tolerant systems with Spring Boot
  • Implemented caching strategies for improved application performance
  • Developed test-driven development practices for software reliability
GolangJavaSpring BootOOPSReactAngular
Salary on request
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