Backend Engineer (Go) at Pyyne

ABOUT PYYNE Pyyne is a modern technology consultancy engineering the next generation of digital products and services. At Pyyne, we believe in using technology to unlock business potential, create sustainable growth, and drive forward digital excellence. Our solutions range from advanced Software Engineering, Cloud, and Data & AI solutions. JOB SUMMARY Pyyne is seeking a Software Engineer with experience in Go to work as a consultant out of our South American Office. This is a high-impact role for Pyyne as we expand our collaboration with a large international dating and video platform. A successful candidate in this role will build and maintain reliable, high-performance backend services that power real-time user experiences at scale, working closely with cross-functional engineering teams in a fast-moving product environment. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES - Design, develop, and maintain backend services and APIs in Go - Contribute to microservices architecture and system design decisions - Collaborate with product and engineering teams to translate requirements into reliable, scalable solutions - Participate in code reviews and uphold engineering standards - Troubleshoot and optimize services for performance, reliability, and latency - Contribute to CI/CD pipelines, testing strategies, and DevOps practices Must Have Skills: - 5+ years of overall software engineering experience - 2+ years of professional Go development - Solid experience building RESTful or gRPC services - Proficiency with relational and/or NoSQL databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL, Redis, etc.) - Experience deploying to cloud environments (AWS, GCP, or Azure) - Familiarity with Docker and containerized application development - Strong English communication skills Nice to Have Skills: - Experience with Kubernetes or other container orchestration tools - Familiarity with message queues or event streaming (Kafka, RabbitMQ, etc.) - Observability and monitoring experience (Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog) - Prior work in consumer-facing, high-traffic applications - Experience with event-driven or distributed systems design Benefits: - Flexible remote working environment. - Career development opportunities in a fast-growing company.