Backend Engineer Go
Full-time
Company Description
SMG Swiss Marketplace Group AG is a leading European digital company that simplifies people’s lives with forward‑looking products. We operate four business areas: Real Estate (immoscout24.ch, homegate.ch, ImmoStreet.ch, home.ch, Acheter‑Louer.ch, Flatfox, Casasoft), Automotive (autoscout24.ch, motoscout24.ch, CarForYou), General Marketplaces (anibis.ch, tutti.ch, Ricardo.ch), Finance & Insurance (financescout24.ch, Moneyland.ch).
Job Description
Two of our online marketplaces, Tutti.ch and Anibis.ch, are looking for a Backend Engineer. You will work in stream‑aligned product teams using SCRUM. Each team includes 2–3 Backend Engineers, a Product Owner, an Engineering Manager, Designers, and Mobile/Web Engineers.
Engineers are responsible for design, implementation, deployment, and monitoring of Go‑based backend services on AWS with Kubernetes. Our stack includes PostgreSQL, Elasticsearch, Redis, SendGrid, Auth0, and Kafka. We maintain high test coverage with Testify.
Responsibilities
* Design, build, and maintain backend services in Go.
* Collaborate with Platform (Infrastructure) and Data teams for domain ownership.
* Deploy services daily to over 300k users on AWS Kubernetes.
* Write and review code, ensuring high quality and test coverage.
Qualifications
* 2–5 years of hands‑on experience building Go applications.
* Experience delivering web services at scale.
* Solid knowledge of PostgreSQL, Elasticsearch, Redis.
* Familiar with Docker, Kubernetes, and AWS services.
* Positive attitude, passion for craft, and pragmatic, empathetic team mindset.
Bonus
* Full‑text search (Elasticsearch).
* Relational databases at scale (PostgreSQL).
* Service orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes).
* AWS cloud services.
Additional Information
Location: Belgrade, Serbia (hybrid work). Applicants must be located in Serbia or willing to relocate, and have a valid work permit.
Benefits
* Hybrid work environment, 25 vacation days per year, option to buy 10 more days.
* Fully paid sick days (5 days) and additional days for special occasions.
* Team activities, perks, gym membership, discounts.
* Competitive salary, fringe benefits, international team.
* Yearly budget for personal development.
Hiring Process
* HR interview with Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist.
* Hiring Manager call – introduction, role, responsibilities, technical screening.
* Coding interview (90 min).
* Architecture & Design interview (90 min).
* Team fit assessment.
About Us
SMG Swiss Marketplace Group AG was founded in November 2021 by TX Group AG, Ringier AG, La Mobilière and General Atlantic. We are a pioneer in European digital marketplaces.
Disclaimer
SMG Swiss Marketplace Group AG engages directly with candidates. We do not accept unsolicited resumes or candidate profiles from recruitment agencies unless previously requested.
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