Simulmedia is seeking an experienced Senior Golang Engineer to join our Core Platform team. In this role, you will develop and ensure the performance/reliability of backend systems and services, supporting PlayerWON - our engagement & monetization platform for Free-To-Play (F2P) console & PC games, that lets game publishers & developers drive lifetime value and in-game spending through rewarded video.
This position is based in Ukraine. The team primarily works remotely, with occasional in-person meetings in the Kyiv or Lviv office.
Key Responsibilities:
● Design and build distributed services that are fault-tolerant, scalable, testable and maintainable.
● Collaborate with product managers, engineers, and technical leads to design and implement features and improvements throughout multiple areas of the platform.
● Optimize existing services and features for maximum speed and scalability.
● Maintain and develop continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines.
● Create and maintain technical documentation.
Qualifications:
● Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field
● 5+ years of work experience as a backend engineer, with a proven track record of implementing complex backend architectures and services
● Experience designing and building scalable, high-performance backend systems, and solid understanding of microservice architecture
● Strong understanding of backend development, relational databases, and engineering best-practices
● Experience with Agile practices, including test-driven development, continuous integration/deployment and Scrum.
● Proficiency with relational databases and designing data models for backend applications (PostgreSQL, MySQL, etc.)
● Experience with cloud services, preferably AWS, and containerized applications (Docker)
● Ability to communicate effectively with the U.S.-based teams and work 11 am — 8 pm EEST
● Strong proficiency and hands-on experience in Golang
Bonus Points for experience with:
● Python
● Messaging systems (AWS SQS, RabbitMQ, etc.)
● Asynchronous and multi-threaded development
● AWS CloudFormation and/or CDK
Our Tech Stack:
● AWS for cloud services: CDK, CloudWatch, DynamoDB, ECS, S3, SNS, SQS
● Languages: Go, SQL
● Databases: PostgreSQL and Redshift
