We’re looking for a Go Backend Software Engineer to help design, build, and operate backend services and infrastructure APIs for a large‑scale, sovereign cloud platform. You’ll work across cloud‑native distributed systems, Kubernetes, databases, and CI/CD tooling to ensure a secure, scalable, and highly available environment. Freelance cooperation Requirements: • Extensive hands-on experience with Go (Golang) development. • Proven track record of building and maintaining high-performance, large-scale APIs or microservices. • Strong knowledge of distributed architectures, concurrency, networking principles, and database concepts. • Practical experience with Kubernetes, containerized environments, monitoring/observability solutions, and CI/CD pipelines. • Ability to identify, analyze, and resolve performance, stability, and production-related issues. • Good communication skills in English; German language skills are an advantage. Nice to have: • Familiarity with integrating AI-powered tools into everyday development processes. Key responsibilities: • Develop and maintain scalable backend applications using Go. • Continuously enhance the performance, reliability, and maintainability of existing systems. • Design and implement APIs while enabling seamless communication across distributed services. • Participate in code reviews, architectural discussions, and technical decision-making to ensure high-quality solutions. Originally posted on Himalayas