TL;DR

Senior Backend Engineer (Golang): Develop and scale backend solutions focusing on complex business logic, database optimization, and reliable asynchronous service interactions. Focus on designing high-performance systems, ensuring observability, and maintaining backend services in production.

Location: Almaty, Kazakhstan, hybrid work mode

Company

inDrive is a global tech company offering ride-hailing, freight, delivery, intercity travel, and financial services with a mission to impact 1 billion lives by 2030.

What you will do

  • Design and implement complex business logic in Golang ensuring high performance and reliability.
  • Design optimal SQL database structures, manage indexes, and optimize queries for high-load environments.
  • Build asynchronous service interactions using Kafka and manage backend service lifecycle including delivery and monitoring.
  • Write clean code, conduct code reviews, and implement engineering best practices.
  • Set up monitoring, alerting, and participate in incident post-mortems and automation of routine tasks.
  • Share expertise, onboard new team members, and contribute to internal tools and libraries.

Requirements

  • Must have 6+ years of commercial backend engineering experience with complex problem solving in high-load environments.
  • 4+ years of commercial Golang experience with advanced language features applied.
  • Strong SQL knowledge including schema design, scaling strategies, and query optimization.
  • Experience with Redis, Docker, CI/CD pipelines, Kubernetes or analogs, and cloud infrastructure like AWS.
  • Understanding of synchronous and asynchronous inter-service communication and microservice architecture patterns.
  • Proven ability to design and implement full observability strategies including metrics, logging, dashboards, and tracing.

Culture & Benefits

  • Stable salary with official employment and health insurance.
  • Hybrid work mode with flexible schedule.
  • Relocation package offered for candidates from other regions.
  • Access to professional counseling services including psychological, financial, and legal support.
  • Discount club membership and diverse internal training programs.
  • Partially or fully paid additional training courses and all necessary work equipment.