Senior Golang Developer

Bet On Talent

. Design, build, and maintain high-performance backend services and APIs in Go .

Posted 10/27/2026full-timeMaltaSeniorWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in designing and maintaining high-performance backend services and APIs using Go, with a strong focus on AWS infrastructure management and distributed systems. Proficient in writing clean, maintainable code and actively participating in architectural discussions and code reviews.

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Go ProgrammingAWS Infrastructure ManagementDistributed SystemsREST API DesignDocker and Kubernetes

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Hard Skills

Go ProgrammingAWS EC2AWS ECS/EKSAWS RDSAWS S3AWS SQSAWS CloudWatchPostgreSQLMySQLEvent-Driven Architectures

Soft Skills

Strong Communication Skills

Tools & Technologies

DockerKubernetesCI/CD PipelinesKafkaRabbitMQPrometheusGrafanaDatadog

Industry Keywords

IGamingFintech

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSDistributed SystemsDockerEC2GrafanaKafkaKubernetesMySQLPHPPostgresPrometheusRabbitMQGo

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design, build, and maintain high-performance backend services and APIs in Go
Own the AWS infrastructure, from provisioning and deployment to monitoring and cost optimisation
Work closely with the Software Architect to align technical decisions with the long-term infrastructure vision
Write clean, well-tested, and maintainable code
Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks, ensuring system stability and uptime at scale
Contribute to code reviews and architectural discussions as an active voice in the engineering team

Requirements

What you’ll need

5 to 6 years of experience building production-grade backend systems in Go
Solid hands-on experience with AWS — EC2, ECS/EKS, RDS, S3, SQS, and CloudWatch
Strong grasp of distributed systems, REST API design, and relational databases (PostgreSQL or MySQL)
Familiarity with Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines
Experience with event-driven architectures (Kafka, RabbitMQ)
Strong communication skills in English
Excellent AI usage skills
Nice to have: background in iGaming or Fintech
Nice to have: knowledge of observability tooling such as Prometheus, Grafana, or Datadog
Nice to have: knowledge of PHP

Benefits

Comp & perks

If hired remotely, 28 days of time off and public holidays as per country of residency
Culture that rewards ambition, innovation, and collaboration
Opportunity to be the technology owner and build something from scratch
Opportunity to make a tangible impact in a rapidly growing, global company