Senior Golang Engineer - Remote
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Nov 2, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 8, 2026. Kake scores B on the Alion truth index.
Senior Golang Engineer - Remote
Kake is a remote-first company and a people-first global community of senior engineers. Kake engineers are behind some of the world’s most innovative products (Brands you’ve heard!), from Fortune 500 to fast-growing companies. We believe it’s not where your table is, but what you bring to the table that matters. Our community spans 45,000+ engineers across 55+ countries; join a culture where great people stay, grow, and thrive (and love eating kake!).
We’re looking for Senior Golang Engineers highly skilled in designing and delivering high-performance, scalable, and reliable backend systems. It's a great fit for people who enjoy owning complex distributed systems end-to-end, making a direct impact on highly visible product areas, and collaborating closely with product, frontend, platform, and infrastructure teams.
What you’ll build and own
- Design, build, and maintain scalable backend services and APIs using Golang.
- Develop and optimize distributed systems that support high traffic volumes and critical platform functionality.
- Architect and implement cloud-native solutions, ensuring performance, scalability, and reliability.
- Design and manage scalable data storage solutions across SQL and NoSQL databases.
- Deploy, monitor, and maintain production services running on Kubernetes.
- Improve system observability and reliability through monitoring, automation, and performance optimization.
- Contribute to architectural discussions and troubleshoot complex production issues.
- Collaborate closely with product, frontend, platform, and infrastructure teams to deliver seamless user experiences.
Core Requirements
- 5+ years of software engineering experience, with strong hands-on expertise building backend systems in Golang.
- Solid understanding of Go's concurrency model (goroutines, channels), along with testing, profiling, and idiomatic Go practices.
- Deep understanding of distributed systems and microservices architectures, with a proven track record in high-traffic, large-scale environments.
- Hands-on experience with SQL and NoSQL databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, MongoDB, DynamoDB), including scalable data modeling and performance optimization.
- Experience building and operating cloud-native applications on GCP or AWS, with production experience on Kubernetes.
- Strong problem-solving skills with a focus on performance, reliability, and maintainability.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
- Ability to work independently in a remote, fast-paced environment.
Nice-to-Have
- Professional experience building frontend applications using React.js, Next.js, and GraphQL.
- Experience building recommendation systems, personalization engines, or search infrastructure.
- Familiarity with large-scale consumer-facing products serving millions of users.
- Experience working in high-growth environments where scalability, reliability, and user experience are critical.
- Comfortable working flexible hours to overlap with distributed teams across different time zones.
Additional
- US Timezone Overlap: 5h-6h daily PST
Why Join Kake?
The icing on the Kake:
- Competitive Pay in USD: Work globally, get paid globally.
- Fully Remote: Simply put, we trust you.
- Better Me Fund: We invest in your personal growth and passions.
- Compassion is Badass: Join a community that invests in social good.
Ready for your piece of the Kake? Apply now!
Quick note: Due to the high volume of applications, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.