Senior Backend Engineer (Golang)

Skills

About the Role

Own the server-side architecture and core services powering a white-label Android game distribution platform built from the ground up. Design highly available and scalable backend services, multi-tenant architecture with proper data isolation, large game file storage and delivery, backend APIs and permission systems, search, and observability.

Requirements

• Degree in Computer Science or a related field and 5+ years of backend development experience
• Strong command of GoLang
• Proficiency with AI coding tools such as Claude Code and Gemini
• RESTful API design skills and familiarity with microservice architecture
• Experience with MySQL or PostgreSQL design and optimization, plus knowledge of NoSQL databases such as Redis
• Familiarity with Kafka or RabbitMQ, caching, and other middleware
• Strong engineering fundamentals including coding standards, unit testing, Git, and CI/CD
• At least three gaming or platform experience areas, including Chinese gaming, game backend development, game SDK integration, in-app purchases, or multi-tenant SaaS and white-label architecture
• Experience with Elasticsearch, high-concurrency systems, app stores or game distribution platforms, and object storage/CDN is a plus

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain backend services for the game distribution platform with a highly available and scalable server-side architecture
• Design and implement a multi-tenant architecture supporting data isolation
• Design and implement storage and delivery for large game files using object storage, CDN, signed download URLs, resumable downloads, and version management
• Build backend APIs and permission systems for the operations admin panel and publisher portal
• Design and deliver a search solution such as Elasticsearch for full-text search and filtering of games
• Ensure system performance, concurrency, security, and observability through monitoring, logging, and alerting