Golang Engineer – Senior
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 19, 2026. First seen by Alion on Jun 26, 2026.
Overview:
SOFTSWISS continues to expand the team and is looking for a Senior Go Developer. We need a true, experienced and accomplished professional who shares our culture and values.
About Product:
Prediction Markets:
The SOFTSWISS Prediction Markets Platform team develops a software solution that lets operators offer fixed-odds markets on real-world events.
Purpose of the role:
You’ll design and build scalable backend solutions in Go, helping to shape the architecture of a high-load, business-critical system.
You’ll collaborate closely with the team, contribute to strategic technical decisions, and ensure code quality through thoughtful reviews and clean, testable implementation.
Your deep understanding of system internals, distributed architecture, and data integrity will drive reliability, performance, and long-term maintainability.
Key Responsibilities:
Collaborating within a team using the Scrum methodology and participating in planning your own workflow
Engaging in architectural, infrastructure, and other strategic decision-making processes
Conducting code reviews for other team members and documenting your own code
Required Experience:
7+ years of professional software development experience
At least 4 years of recent programming experience with Go as the primary language
Hands-on experience with betting-related products is a must
Strong understanding of Go internals: data structures, multithreading, memory management, garbage collection, etc.
Experience with relational databases, including the ability to write and optimize complex SQL queries
Solid knowledge of Linux and an understanding of containerization (we use Docker)
Ability to write testable code and corresponding unit tests
Experience working with Kafka and Kubernetes
English - Intermediate
Russian - Upper-Intermediate
Nice to have:
Experience in developing applications in finance or other fields where data integrity is a key requirement
Understanding the principles of distributed applications and microservice architecture
Familiarity with one or more modern approaches to back-end application design (e.g., DDD, Clean Architecture, Hexagonal Architecture)
Experience with PostgreSQL and Clickhouse
Our Benefits:
Private health insurance
Sports benefits
Comprehensive Mental Health Program
Free English lessons (online)
Local language courses
Paid time off
Maternity leave support
Referral program rewards
Upskilling, internal workshops, and participation in professional conferences and corporate events