TL;DR
Senior Golang Engineer (Fintech): Building a new public API gateway for global money transfers, focusing on high availability, scalability, and security. Focus on shaping the architecture, performance, and developer experience of the core platform.
Location: Remote work flexibility – work from anywhere
Company
IDT Corporation is a global communications company and industry leader in prepaid communication and payment services.
What you will do
- Architect and build backend microservices for a new public API gateway from the ground up.
- Design secure, reliable, and developer-friendly APIs.
- Implement rate limiting, authentication, monitoring, and resilience patterns at scale.
- Collaborate closely with platform, security, and product teams to define API standards.
- Optimize systems for high throughput and low latency processing.
- Take ownership across the full development lifecycle – from design to production operations.
Requirements
- A proven track record (5+ years) of designing, building, and shipping production-grade systems in Golang (microservices, concurrency).
- Deep experience with cloud-native architectures on AWS (or similar), including container orchestration (Kubernetes/EKS) and managed services (Kafka, SQS).
- Experience with SQL/NoSQL databases and distributed systems.
- Strong communication skills (English B2+).
Nice to have
- Passion for infrastructure and observability.
- Knowledge of fintech or designing public APIs.
Culture & Benefits
- Remote work flexibility as B2B contract with competitive gross compensation in USD.
- Top-tier hardware to support your productivity.
- An exciting and challenging job with talented people around.
- Continuous learning and career growth opportunities.
- Coverage for professional development: training, seminars, and conferences.
- Access to high-quality English lessons.