TL;DR

Senior Backend Engineer (Golang): Designing and optimizing next-generation backend systems for a sports and wellness platform with an accent on search, authentication, and scaling to accommodate massive user growth. Focus on crafting resilient infrastructure, standardizing data pipeline processes, and delivering company-wide technical topics with a forward-looking vision.

Location: This position can be based in Madrid, Barcelona or Valencia, Spain, with in office-attendance expected in the Valencia office approximately 3 days per month. Extended remote work is an option for up to 120 days within the EU, UK, and Switzerland.

Company

Urban Sports Club is a leading European platform for sports and wellness, recently united with Wellhub to create a global wellbeing ecosystem.

What you will do

  • Ensure the productivity and resilience of infrastructure, including monitoring and observability of services.
  • Work on standardizing processes and building automation for data pipeline onboarding, deployment, and failure recovery.
  • Work closely with the SRE team to ensure developer productivity and CI/CD adoption.
  • Craft and operate services, infrastructure, and tools for batch and streaming pipelines running on Kubernetes and GCP.
  • Work hands-on as part of a closely knit team.
  • Solution architect and deliver company-wide technical topics aligning with a multi-year roadmap.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of experience in backend development.
  • Experience in development, administration, operation, and troubleshooting of sophisticated, large-scale systems running on Kubernetes.
  • Strong experience with Go and a practitioner of system design, architecture, and development best practices.
  • Ability to break down challenges into modular, scalable solutions and bridge the gap between technology and business.
  • Strong analytical mindset and curiosity to experiment and test changes.
  • English: B2 required.

Culture & Benefits

  • Work on cutting-edge tech and influence the future of the stack.
  • Open to relocation support with a visa agency.
  • Free Urban Sports Club L Pro Membership and Friends and Family Discount.
  • Flexible hybrid work model and extended remote work options within the EU, UK, and Switzerland.
  • 30 days of paid vacation annually, plus two additional days for volunteering.
  • Annual budget of €1,000 for professional growth and language classes.
  • Engaging team culture with regular events and wellness initiatives.