Senior Go Engineer

Ciklum is looking for a Senior Go Engineer to join our team full-time in Spain.

We are a custom product engineering company that supports both multinational organizations and scaling startups to solve their most complex business challenges. With a global team of over 4,000 highly skilled developers, consultants, analysts and product owners, we engineer technology that redefines industries and shapes the way people live.

About the role:

As a Senior Go Engineer, become a part of a cross-functional development team working for the customer. You will be responsible for working closely with our point-of-sale partners, so you need to be comfortable communicating with non-technical people, and have a proactive approach to problem solving. 

With almost 100 million active users across 25 countries, they’re a global food tech company. Their tech ecosystem connects millions of active customers with hundreds of thousands of connected partners in countries across the globe. Their mission: To empower every food moment around the world, whether it’s through customer service, coding or couriers. 

As a recently formed team, they have many opportunities and ideas for sharing value back to the customers within their continuously expanding platform. They're looking for talented and trusted engineers to help them impress their customers.

Responsibilities:

• Uphold Code Quality & System Reliability – Write clean, effective, and idiomatic Go, ensuring our codebase is maintainable and scalable Participate in pair programming and code reviews, providing and receiving constructive feedback to uphold our standards
• Act as a Technical Bridge to Partners – Serve as a key technical point of contact for our POS partners. Clearly communicate integration requirements, troubleshoot issues, and translate complex technical concepts for non-technical stakeholders to ensure smooth, successful partnerships
• Champion 'Working Out Loud' – In our hybrid environment, proactively share your work, progress, and challenges in Slack and through clear documentation. Contribute to a culture of transparency and collective ownership, ensuring the entire team stays informed
• Practice Test-First Development – Apply TDD and automated testing practices to guide design, prevent regressions, and ensure fast, reliable feedback loops across the system
• Diagnose & Resolve Production Issues – Investigate and solve complex technical problems within our live systems. Collaborate with the team to debug integration failures, identify root causes, and implement lasting solutions that improve system performance, stability, and visibility

Requirements:

• Commercial Go Experience – A track record of writing clean, maintainable, and idiomatic Go in a professional environment
• Distributed Systems Knowledge – Solid understanding of microservice architectures and hands-on experience with messaging systems (e.g., Kafka, RabbitMQ) and asynchronous, event-driven communication patterns
• API Development & Integration – Strong experience designing, building, and consuming APIs, particularly for third-party integrations
• XP Practices & Mindset – Experienced in eXtreme Programming practices, including pair programming, collective ownership, and short feedback cycles
• Test-Driven Development (TDD) – Strong advocate of a test-first approach; hands-on experience applying TDD consistently to guide design, improve code quality, and prevent regressions
• Automation Testing – Commitment to quality through comprehensive automated testing (unit, integration, contract, and end-to-end), ensuring fast, reliable feedback loops
• Coaching & Mentoring – Skilled in coaching peers on TDD, pairing, and XP principles to improve team practices and uplift engineering culture
• Technical Communication – Excellent communication skills, with a demonstrable ability to explain technical subjects and integration requirements clearly to non-technical partners
• Remote Collaboration – Experience working effectively in an asynchronous, remote team environment, with a habit of "working out loud"

Desirable:

• Docker and Kubernetes. AWS. DynamoDB. gRPC and Protocol Buffers GitHub Actions

What`s in it for you?

• Care: your mental and physical health is our priority. We ensure comprehensive company-paid medical insurance and 4 additional undocumented sick leave days
• Tailored education path: boost your skills and knowledge with our regular internal events (meetups, conferences, workshops), Udemy license, language courses and company-paid certifications
• Growth environment: share your experience and level up your expertise with a community of skilled professionals, locally and globally
• Flexibility: Own your schedule – you are the one to decide when to start your working day. Just don’t miss your regular team stand-up. We are there to support your work-life balance and provide 23 vacation days & short Fridays
• Opportunities: we value our specialists and always find the best options for them. Our Internal Mobility Program helps change a project if needed to help you grow, excel professionally and fulfill your potential
• Global impact: work on large-scale projects that redefine industries with international and fast-growing clients
• Welcoming environment: feel empowered with a friendly team, open-door policy, informal atmosphere within the company and regular team-building events

About us:

At Ciklum, we are always exploring innovations, empowering each other to achieve more, and engineering solutions that matter. With us, you’ll work with cutting-edge technologies, contribute to impactful projects, and be part of a One Team culture that values collaboration and progress.

Based in Málaga, our team thrives in one of Andalusia’s leading tech hubs. Enjoy a hybrid work setup, the sunny Mediterranean vibe, and endless opportunities to grow your skills on global-scale projects.

Explore, empower, engineer with Ciklum!

Interested already? We would love to get to know you! Submit your application. We can’t wait to see you at Ciklum.

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