Senior Software Engineer (GO)

Responsibilities

• Design and implement performant, scalable Go backend services and microservices for real-time, high-throughput workloads.
• Own complex technical features from product requirements through implementation, deployment, and monitoring.
• Diagnose performance bottlenecks, optimize database queries, and improve distributed-system resilience.
• Drive architectural decisions and communicate technical recommendations for team services.
• Mentor Software Engineers I, II, and III through code reviews, pairing, and technical guidance.
• Improve practices for code quality, testing, observability, and deployment.
• Collaborate with Product Managers, Designers, QA, and engineering teams on technical solutions.
• Participate in the production on-call rotation, incident response, root-cause analysis, and reliability improvements.

Requirements

• 5–8 years of professional software engineering experience, including significant experience building production Go services.
• A record of owning and delivering complex, multi-component features in a team environment.
• Experience designing and operating distributed systems, microservices, or event-driven architectures.
• Strong proficiency with PostgreSQL or similar relational databases, including schema design and query optimization.
• Expert-level Go proficiency and ability to write idiomatic, well-tested, production-quality code.
• Understanding of REST, gRPC, or GraphQL API design.
• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines, deployment automation, logging, metrics, and tracing.
• Ability to work autonomously on ambiguous problems while communicating and collaborating effectively.
• Preferred experience with Ruby on Rails, Kafka, RabbitMQ, Terraform, Kubernetes operators, ArgoCD, high-traffic real-time systems, the Go open-source ecosystem, or daily fantasy sports and sports betting.
• Experience using AI-assisted development tools or integrating AI tooling into engineering workflows is preferred.

Benefits

• Company-subsidized medical, dental, and vision plans.
• 401(k) plan with company match, annual bonus, flexible PTO, and paid leave programs including 16 weeks of paid parental leave.
• Workplace flexibility and modern work schedules.
• Company-wide in-person events, team outings, and a lifestyle enhancement program.
• Company-provided equipment with Windows and Mac options.
• Annual performance reviews and career-development opportunities.
• Atlanta is preferred, but qualified candidates anywhere in the U.S. may be considered, including remote candidates.