About this role
About PipeOps:
PipeOps is an all-in-one DevOps platform that lets engineering teams deploy, monitor, and scale applications on their cloud in minutes (no DevOps expertise required). Backed by Techstars, we power startups and SMBs alike to go from code to cloud with intuitive automation, a Git-push workflow, and built-in support for AWS, GCP, and Azure.
Role Overview:
We’re seeking a Senior Software Engineer specialised in Go (Golang) to drive our core backend services and platform features. You’ll work closely with product and marketing teams to build scalable microservices, improve developer workflows, and ensure high performance across our cloud control plane.
Key Responsibilities:
Design, implement, and maintain backend services and APIs in Go for pipelines and orchestration features
Collaborate on system architecture, performance tuning, and scaling strategies for container-based workloads
Drive end-to-end development: from prototyping and API design to testing, deployment, and monitoring
Own CI/CD pipelines, and observability (Prometheus, Grafana)
Mentor junior engineers, conduct code reviews, and contribute to best practices around testing, documentation, and security
Partner with product and UX teams to translate requirements into maintainable Go modules and SDKs
Must-Have Qualifications:
5+ years of professional software engineering experience, with 2+ years of heavy use of Go in production
Deep understanding of Go internals, concurrency patterns (goroutines, channels), and idiomatic code structure
Proven track record building RESTful APIs and GRPC services at scale
Good experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and modern cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure)
Strong debugging and performance-profiling skills; familiarity with tracing tools (e.g. Jaeger, OpenTelemetry)
Excellent communication skills and a collaborative mindset in a remote, cross-functional team
Preferred Skills:
Exposure to event-driven architectures (Kafka or RabbitMQ).
Knowledge of security best practices for cloud-native applications.