Senior Backend Engineer (Golang / Cloud / Kubernetes)đ Oslo (Hybrid)đ Permanent
About the Company
Weâre working with a fast-growing, VC-backed technology company building an AI-driven platform used by organisations across Europe to improve security and reduce human risk.
The business has strong traction with 100+ customers across multiple markets, and is now scaling both its product and engineering teams as it expands internationally.
The Role
This is a senior backend engineering role focused on building scalable, high-performance systems in a modern cloud environment.
Youâll play a key role in designing and developing backend services that power a data-driven platform, working across everything from APIs to infrastructure and distributed systems.
- What Youâll Be Doing
- Designing and building scalable backend services and APIsWorking with microservices and event-driven architectures
- Developing cloud-native solutions in GCPManaging and optimising Kubernetes-based infrastructure
- Working with both SQL and NoSQL databases
- Identifying and solving performance and scalability challenges
- Contributing to CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices
- Collaborating with product, frontend, and cross-functional teams
- Tech Stack
- Golang (preferred, but strong backend engineers from other languages considered)
- GCP (Google Cloud Platform)
- Kubernetes & Docker
- Microservices / APIsPostgreSQL, Firestore, MongoDB (or similar)
- What Weâre Looking For
- Strong backend engineering experience
- Solid understanding of distributed systems and system design
- Experience working in cloud-native environments
- Familiarity with containerisation and orchestration (Docker/K8s)
- Engineering mindset focused on performance, scalability, and reliability
- Nice to Have
- Experience with Golang
- Exposure to DevOps / infrastructure ownership
- Interest in AI-driven products or data-heavy systems
- Why Join?đ High-growth, well-funded tech company with proven tractionđ§ Work on a modern, AI-driven platform solving real-world problems⥠Strong engineering culture with ownership and autonomyđ Opportunity to shape systems during a key growth phaseđ International product with expanding market reach
- Interested?
If youâd like to learn more, feel free to apply or reach out directly for a confidential discussion.