Senior Backend Engineer with Go and Microservices

About Solsten

Solsten is advancing the human experience by empowering companies to build deeply resonating and healthier human-centered digital experiences and products. At the intersection of play, psychology, and AI, our suite of products gives brands the ability to understand and meet their audiences’ experiential expectations at every step of their journey — ushering in a new era of technology that is better for people, and brilliant for businesses.

The Role

As a Senior Backend Engineer, you will be part of our engineering team responsible for creating the platform that empowers the next generation of digital resonance. You will work within a world-class team of engineers, data scientists, and UX designers to build the Solsten platform and products. Your role will involve bringing your technical expertise to design new services, improve current ones, and carry projects from initial requirements through to production.

Responsibilities

• Design software architecture based on business requirements, strategy, and priorities.
• Design and implement Microservices in Go.
• Write reusable, testable, and efficient code.
• Develop highly scalable, high-volume services.
• Create optimized database schemas.
• Advise and implement best practices in multiple technical domains.
• Proactively seek and realize new value-add opportunities for customers.

Requirements

• BS/MS degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related subject.
• 7+ years of practical backend development experience.
• Demonstrated experience with building Microservices in Go and high-load production systems based on microservice architecture.
• Extensive knowledge of distributed systems and technologies (gRPC, Kafka, NoSQL, SQL, Redis, etc.).
• Hands-on experience with leading commercial Cloud platforms, preferably GCP.
• Sound understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle.
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments.
• Strong communication skills and attention to detail.
• A portfolio of activities or a side project that showcases your intellectual curiosity.

Preferred Skills

• Hands-on experience with Kubernetes.
• gRPC / Protobuf experience.
• DevOps and application deployment skills.
• Python is a plus.
• Experience with message brokers.
• Ability to derive and design technical specifications from general product requirements.
• Familiarity with and interest in psychometric data.

Your Solsten Experience

At the heart of Solsten is our people. We pride ourselves on the incredible team that makes up the company and are deeply humbled by each one of our employees. We have grown beyond measure and have amassed an incredible team of talented, passionate, and amazing individuals. It is our biggest priority to give all members of Solsten the space and motivation to WANT to journey on this career path with us and continue to be a part of our success.

Benefits

• Competitive, location-based salary.
• Flexible paid time off (unlimited with a minimum requirement of 25 days off).
• 3 weeks of remote work per year.
• Annual Wellness & Experience bonus.
• Work equipment: laptop and necessary peripherals.
• A people-first culture with a major emphasis on experience.
• A company that is invested in you, your ideas, and your growth.
• An opportunity to join a quickly scaling startup.

Location

Our team is spread out across the world, with hubs in Berlin and Minneapolis. We believe that having our team close to one another fosters better communication and productivity. This role requires you to be based in Berlin, Germany, where you will have an exciting working environment.

Our Commitment

Solsten is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, genetics, disability, or age.