SWE - Go Specialist

### **Software Engineer – Go/Golang Backend | Cybersecurity Platform** **Position Type:** Full-Time, Remote **Working Hours:** U.S. Business Hours ### **About the Role** At [Pavago](https://himalayas.app/companies/pavago), one of our clients is hiring a **Software Engineer specializing in backend development** to help build and scale the infrastructure powering a modern cybersecurity platform. This is **not a basic CRUD development role**. You’ll work on technically challenging systems involving: * Go/Golang backend services * High-volume security data processing * Distributed and event-driven systems * 100+ third-party integrations * Scalable APIs and data pipelines * Cloud infrastructure * Multi-tenant data architecture If you enjoy solving complex backend, infrastructure, and integration problems at scale, this role offers strong technical ownership and impact. ### **What You’ll Own** ### Backend Engineering – Go & APIs * Build and maintain backend services primarily using **Go (Golang)**. * Design scalable REST APIs and internal microservices. * Implement authentication, rate limiting, retry mechanisms, fault tolerance, and robust error handling. * Write maintainable, production-ready code designed for reliability and scale. * Diagnose performance bottlenecks and improve backend efficiency. ### Enterprise Integrations * Build and maintain integrations across **100+ enterprise systems**. * Work extensively with REST APIs, OAuth, webhooks, and external services. * Design integrations that remain reliable as data volume and customer usage scale. * Troubleshoot integration failures and improve resilience. * Implement monitoring and observability around integration health. ### Event-Driven Systems & Data Pipelines * Design event-driven architectures for processing security data. * Build pipelines for data ingestion, transformation, and enrichment. * Work with asynchronous processing, messaging systems, and distributed workflows. * Ensure high-volume data can be processed reliably and efficiently. ### PostgreSQL & Data Architecture * Design scalable data models for multi-tenant applications. * Work extensively with **PostgreSQL**. * Design schemas and optimize complex queries. * Improve indexing and database performance. * Support both operational and analytics-oriented data requirements. * Maintain data integrity as the platform scales. ### Cloud Infrastructure & Observability * Deploy and operate services across cloud environments, with **Google Cloud Platform (GCP)** preferred. * Work with scalable compute, managed storage, and messaging infrastructure. * Implement monitoring, logging, and observability. * Diagnose production issues and improve system reliability. * Contribute to infrastructure and platform scalability initiatives. ### Architecture & Platform Development * Collaborate with Product, Security, and Engineering teams. * Participate in architecture decisions and technical design reviews. * Identify opportunities to improve platform reliability, scalability, and maintainability. * Contribute to AI-powered security workflows and automation initiatives. ### **Required Experience & Skills** * Strong professional **backend software engineering** experience. * Proficiency in **Go/Golang**, or strong experience with **Python, Java, or TypeScript** with willingness to transition to Go. * Experience building production APIs and distributed backend systems. * Strong relational database experience, ideally **PostgreSQL**. * Experience with at least one major cloud platform: * GCP * AWS * Azure * Hands-on understanding of: * REST APIs * Webhooks * Authentication systems * Asynchronous processing * Database design and optimization * Strong debugging and problem-solving abilities. * Ability to independently own technical problems through resolution. * Strong written and verbal communication skills. ### **Nice to Have** Experience with any of the following is highly valuable: * OAuth * Event-driven architectures * Message queues and asynchronous systems * Distributed systems * High-volume data pipelines * Multi-tenant SaaS architecture * Cybersecurity platforms * SIEM systems * Identity and access management * Endpoint security platforms * Startup or high-growth engineering environments * AI/LLM-powered applications and workflows ### **Core Technology Stack** **Backend:** Go / Golang **Database:** PostgreSQL **APIs:** REST, OAuth, Webhooks **Cloud:** GCP preferred; AWS/Azure relevant **Architecture:** Microservices, distributed systems, event-driven processing **Infrastructure:** Messaging systems, monitoring, logging, observability ### **What Makes You a Strong Fit** ### You’re likely to succeed if you: * Prefer backend and systems engineering over frontend/UI development. * Have built production systems designed for scale. * Understand that integrations need to handle failures, retries, rate limits, and changing external APIs. * Care about clean architecture and long-term maintainability. * Think deeply about reliability, performance, and observability. * Can troubleshoot complex production issues systematically. * Take ownership without requiring constant direction. * Enjoy fast-moving, engineering-heavy environments. ### **What a Typical Day Looks Like** ### You may spend your day: * Building and shipping backend services in Go. * Designing an integration with an external enterprise platform. * Debugging a production integration or data-processing issue. * Optimizing PostgreSQL queries and indexes. * Improving API reliability and performance. * Building or refining event-driven data pipelines. * Reviewing architecture decisions with other engineers. * Improving monitoring and observability. * Supporting AI-powered security and automation workflows. **In short:** you’ll build the scalable backend infrastructure, integrations, and data systems that power a modern cybersecurity platform. ### **Key Metrics for Success** * Backend reliability and uptime. * API latency and performance. * Scalability under increasing workloads. * Reliable processing of high-volume security data. * Reduced third-party integration failures. * Database and query performance. * Platform stability and maintainability. * Quality and speed of engineering execution. ### **Why This Role Stands Out** * Work on **real distributed backend systems**, not basic application development. * Solve challenging integration problems across 100+ enterprise systems. * Build infrastructure supporting high-volume cybersecurity data. * Work across APIs, databases, event-driven architecture, and cloud infrastructure. * Exposure to AI-powered security workflows. * Strong technical ownership in a fully remote environment. * Growth opportunities into: * Senior Backend Engineer * Senior Go Engineer * Platform Engineer * Systems Architect * Infrastructure Lead ### **Interview Process** 1. Initial Phone Screen 2. Technical Interview 3. Practical Backend/API Assessment 4. Cross-Functional Interview 5. Offer & Onboarding ### **Apply Now** If you’re a backend engineer who enjoys **Go/Golang, distributed systems, PostgreSQL, APIs, integrations, and scalable infrastructure**, we’d love to hear from you. Join a technically challenging environment where you can build backend systems that process security data at scale and directly influence the architecture and reliability of a growing cybersecurity platform. **#Golang #GoDeveloper #BackendEngineer #SoftwareEngineer #Cybersecurity #PostgreSQL #DistributedSystems #GCP #APIDevelopment #Microservices #CloudEngineering #RemoteJobs** Originally posted on [Himalayas](https://himalayas.app)