Senior Go Engineer

Mondoo is creating a new way that helps companies keep their users and data safe from hackers around the world. We believe that core engineers who have both technical excellence and empathy to the developer and end-user experience will help our customers take action against attackers.

Your impact

You will have a direct impact on the Mondoo Platform including our policy engine, resources, scale, and multi-region functionality. You will be building software that helps teams to assess, scope, prioritize, triage and remediate security findings.

Key responsibilities

We're seeking a skilled Go (Golang) Engineer to join our dynamic team. In this role, you'll be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining high-performance, scalable backend systems using microservices architecture, as well as creating robust command-line interface (CLI) applications.

Design and implement efficient, scalable backend services using Go

Develop and maintain microservices-based architectures

Create and enhance command-line interface (CLI) applications for terminal use

Design and implement APIs using Protocol Buffers and GraphQL for efficient inter-service communication

Integrate with Claude to help you accomplish all the work you need to do

Participate actively in designing features in a performant, scalable way, consulting with your colleagues and making informed decisions

Follow feature rollout procedures to ensure safe rollout

Create grafana dashboards and alerts to monitor the features you’ve rolled out

Optimize existing codebases for improved performance and reliability

Implement systems for load balancing, fault tolerance, and scalability

Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate backend services with frontend applications and CLI tools

Develop robust error handling, logging, and monitoring solutions

Participate in code reviews and contribute to best practices and coding standards

Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues in production environments

Be clear about your working hours so we know when we can reach you

Represent Mondoo at community events as preferred

The numbers: on average, we’re merging ~200 PRs per week, releasing ~15 times a week . We’re a small team, so that averages out to somewhere between 7 to 20-something prs per week, per person.

Required qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field

5+ years of professional experience in backend development using Go

Strong understanding of microservices architecture and distributed systems

Experience in developing command-line interface (CLI) applications

Proficiency in Protocol Buffers and GraphQL API design and implementation

Experience with SQL

Familiarity with containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes)

Solid understanding of version control systems (preferably Git)

Strong written and communication skills with proven fluency in English

Excellent ability to articulate complex technical concepts and participate effectively in the feature design process

Preferred qualifications

Experience with event-driven architectures

Knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure)

Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices

Experience with gRPC

Contributions to open-source Go projects

Experience with cross-platform development for CLI applications

Previous experience participating in or leading RFC processes