We are looking for an experienced Senior Golang Developer to help build and scale the services powering live event management, media processing, asset distribution, and hybrid edge-caching solutions. You will work on high-performance Go microservices, cloud-native architectures, and distributed systems that support mission-critical media workflows.
This role requires strong backend engineering fundamentals, hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform, Kubernetes, and event-driven architectures, and an interest in solving complex media and streaming challenges at scale.
Responsibilities
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Design and build production Go microservices using gRPC, Protocol Buffers, and grpc-gateway
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Develop backend services that support live event lifecycle management and media workflow operations
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Enhance hybrid media-cache services that connect on-prem file systems with Google Cloud Storage
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Own features end to end from API design and protobuf schemas to deployment and operational support
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Build event-driven services with Pub/Sub, Cloud Tasks, Cloud Functions, and Cloud Workflows
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Integrate services with Google Cloud media APIs including Live Stream API, Transcoder API, Video Intelligence, and Vision AI
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Create unit, integration, load, and Critical User Journey tests to protect core workflows
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Improve observability, monitoring, and performance to raise system reliability
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Collaborate with DevOps on Kubernetes deployments, Helm, Terraform, Istio configuration, and GKE rollouts
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Participate in design reviews, code reviews, and on-call support for services you own
Requirements
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5+ years of professional backend development experience, including 3+ years building production services in Go
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Strong expertise with Go concurrency patterns, context-aware programming, error handling, graceful shutdown, and service reliability
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Strong API design skills with gRPC, Protocol Buffers, grpc-gateway, and RESTful services
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Hands-on experience with cloud platforms and Google Cloud APIs for backend integrations
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Strong backend engineering fundamentals for service reliability and performance
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Upper-Intermediate English proficiency (B2) for collaboration and technical communication
Nice to have
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Google Cloud Platform (GCP) experience
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Familiarity with Google AIP API design conventions
We offer
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International projects with top brands
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Work with global teams of highly skilled, diverse peers
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Healthcare benefits
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Employee financial programs
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Paid time off and sick leave
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Upskilling, reskilling and certification courses
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Unlimited access to the LinkedIn Learning library and 22,000+ courses
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Global career opportunities
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Volunteer and community involvement opportunities
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EPAM Employee Groups
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Award-winning culture recognized by Glassdoor, Newsweek and LinkedIn
