[8XS] Software Engineer – Go (Mid Level)

Our client is a global company in the video-game industry whose tools are used by game studios worldwide. You’ll be joining the client’s engineering team to build a new LiveOps plugin platform in Go, Kafka and Google Cloud, letting internal teams extend LiveOps through a strict plugin interface. You will work in a small Scrum team alongside the client’s technical lead.
Project length: 6 months, with possible extension
Time zone: UTC+4 (European working hours). Overlap is required.
Expectations - the experience you need

90% English written and oral (at least B2 level) with excellent communication skills.

Experience in backend engineering: 3+ years, including 2+ years with Go

Hands-on experience with Kafka or a similar messaging platform

Solid knowledge of REST and/or gRPC APIs

Experience building CI/CD pipelines and working with Docker

Working knowledge of Google Cloud or another public cloud

Proficiency with PostgreSQL and Redis

Must overlap European / UTC+4 working hours

What you will do

Build Go services for plugin registration, configuration and runtime

Implement the internal plugin registry and review flow

Develop Kafka producers and consumers for the central event hub

Build CI/CD pipelines from development to production

Add metrics, logs and dashboards, and support production issues

Create templates and tooling that help teams build plugins

Write unit and integration tests with QA automation

Nice to have:

Kubernetes (GKE) and Terraform

Datadog or similar observability tooling

Internal platforms, SDKs or developer tooling

Gaming or LiveOps background

We are Software Mind, an awesome team of engineers who are ready to ramp up any top-notch company’s projects! Our aim? To always be one step ahead. Become part of a multicultural company in constant growth with an excellent work environment certified by Great Place To Work!
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