Senior Backend Developer – Golang
We are partnering with a rapidly scaling international iGaming organisation as they establish a brand-new technology hub in Dubai. With major expansion underway across multiple markets, the business is rebuilding core systems from the ground up to support millions of users, high-volume transactions, and real-time gaming experiences.
This is a rare opportunity to join at greenfield stage, influence architecture, and help shape the backend foundation of a high-performance global product.
We are looking for a Senior Backend Developer with strong Golang experience to join our fast-growing engineering team in Dubai.
You will play a critical hands-on role in designing and building distributed backend services, high-performance APIs, microservices, real-time processing pipelines, and event-driven systems that power a large-scale iGaming platform.
This position is ideal for engineers who have worked in high-traffic environments, transaction-heavy systems, or complex distributed architectures—especially within iGaming, FinTech, Web3, or other data-sensitive industries.
Key Responsibilities
Backend Engineering
Architect, design, and develop high-performance backend services using Golang.
Build reliable, scalable microservices that serve millions of active users.
Design and optimise REST/gRPC APIs, ensuring low latency and fault tolerance.
Implement high-throughput, event-driven pipelines using Pub/Sub, Kafka, or similar.
Own system performance, observability, and reliability.
System Architecture & Scalability
Contribute to the architecture of mission-critical systems:
payments, wallets, player accounts, real-time odds, risk engines, integrations.Design systems for high availability, horizontal scaling, and global traffic distribution.
Lead performance optimisation: caching, concurrency, load balancing, profiling.
Quality, Testing & Deployment
Drive best practices in CI/CD, testing, and code quality.
Write robust unit, integration, and load tests for high-traffic services.
Collaborate closely with DevOps on cloud-native deployments and infrastructure.
Cross-functional Collaboration
Work with front-end, mobile, data, and product teams to deliver end-to-end solutions.
Mentor mid-level engineers and influence technical decisions.
Participate in architecture reviews, sprint planning, and product discussions.
What You’ll Bring
Essential Experience
8+ years of backend engineering experience.
3+ years professional experience with Golang in production systems.
Strong background with distributed systems, microservices, and high-traffic architectures.
Experience in at least one of the following industries:
iGaming, FinTech, payments, betting, trading, or any real-time transactional platform.Deep understanding of:
Concurrency & parallel processing in Go
Event-driven architecture
SQL & NoSQL databases
Caching layers (Redis, Memcached)
Messaging queues (Kafka, Pub/Sub, RabbitMQ)
CI/CD pipelines and cloud-native deployments (GCP, AWS, or Azure).
Nice-to-Have
Experience working in startup/scale-up or greenfield environments.
Experience with Kubernetes, Terraform, or cloud DevOps tooling.
Familiarity with observability stacks: Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry.
Knowledge of risk, fraud, odds, or real-time gaming workflows.
What’s in It for You
Highly competitive salary (based on experience)
Hybrid work model – 1–2 days/week onsite in Dubai
Visa sponsorship + medical insurance for you and your family
Relocation support for candidates moving to the UAE
Chance to join at foundation stage of a new tech hub
Ownership of backend architecture for a global high-impact product
Clear path into Lead or Staff Engineer roles as the team scales
Location
📍 Dubai, UAE
Hybrid (office 1–2 days per week)
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