Backend Developer – Go Expert
Location: Iceland - Reykjavik (IS)
Experience Level: Senior
Description
VAST Data is the data platform company for the AI era. We are building the enterprise software infrastructure to capture, catalog, refine, enrich, and protect massive datasets and make them available for real-time data analysis and AI training and inference.
This is a great opportunity to be part of one of the fastest-growing infrastructure companies in history, an organization at the center of the revolution in artificial intelligence.
"VAST's data management vision is the future of the market." — Forbes
Our Iceland team is developing a next-generation cloud resource management platform that provides a unified API surface for managing infrastructure across multiple cloud providers. We're building systems that abstract complexity while maintaining the power and flexibility that enterprise customers demand.
Join us and discover just how VAST the possibilities are.
This is a hands-on engineering role where you'll collaborate with a small, talented team to solve challenging distributed systems problems. You'll have significant autonomy and direct impact on the architecture and direction of the platform.
What You'll Do:
- Design and implement backend services in Go following clean architecture principles
- Build RESTful APIs that handle complex resource management operations
- Work with PostgreSQL to design efficient data models and queries
- Develop event-driven systems for asynchronous processing and real-time updates
- Integrate with cloud provider APIs (AWS, Azure, GCP)
- Write comprehensive tests and maintain high code quality standards
- Participate in code reviews and contribute to architectural decisions
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver features end-to-end
Requirements
Required:
- Strong proficiency in Go with production experience
- Solid understanding of RESTful API design and web services
- Experience with relational databases (PostgreSQL preferred)
- Familiarity with Kubernetes and containerized deployments
- Understanding of distributed systems concepts
- Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail
- Ability to work independently and take ownership of deliverables
- Good communication skills in English
Preferred:
- Experience with one or more major cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)
- Background in building multi-tenant systems
- Experience with event-driven architectures (message queues, event streaming)
- Familiarity with OpenAPI/Swagger specifications
- Experience with observability tools (metrics, logging, tracing)
- Understanding of security best practices (authentication, authorization, mTLS)
- Experience using AI-assisted development tools (GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, Cursor, or similar) to enhance productivity
Why Join Us?
- Impact: Be a key contributor to a platform that will serve enterprise customers globally
- Growth: Work alongside experienced engineers and expand your skills in cloud-native development
- Autonomy: Take ownership of significant features and architectural decisions
- Culture: Join a collaborative team that values quality, simplicity, and pragmatic solutions
- Location: Work from our Reykjavík office with a team passionate about building great software
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