Backend Engineer specializing in Go at Sardine, developing scalable microservices for fraud prevention and AML compliance. Join a remote-first team with a focus on high performance and ownership.
Responsibilities
Architect & Build: Design and implement high-performance, scalable microservices using **Go**. You will build the foundation that other teams rely on.
Optimize Core Systems: Analyze and improve the efficiency of our infrastructure. You will identify and solve deep performance bottlenecks, memory leaks, and network issues.
Standardize Best Practices: Help define architectural patterns for database usage, API design, and cloud infrastructure.
Infrastructure-as-Code: Work closely with Cloud environments (AWS/GCP) to ensure our platform is resilient, secure, and automated.
Requirements
2–3+ years of commercial backend development experience.
Go Expertise: You have a deep understanding of Go, including concurrency primitives (goroutines/channels), memory management, and runtime behaviour.
Database Internals: Strong experience with various databases (SQL & NoSQL). You understand the trade-offs between different storage engines and consistency models.
Cloud Native: Hands-on experience with public clouds (**AWS** or **GCP**). You understand modern cloud architecture patterns.
Event-Driven Patterns: Experience building distributed systems using message queues and event-driven architecture.
Foundational Knowledge: Solid understanding of Networking (TCP/IP, HTTP, gRPC) and the basics of Kubernetes.
Benefits
Generous compensation in cash and equity
Early exercise for all options, including pre-vested
Work from anywhere: Remote-first Culture
Flexible paid time off and Year-end break
Health insurance, dental, and vision coverage for employees and dependents - *US and Canada specific*
4% matching in 401k / RRSP - *US and Canada specific*
MacBook Pro delivered to your door
One-time stipend to set up a home office — desk, chair, screen, etc.
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