Senior Backend Engineer, Go

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Europe.

📋 Description

• Create and implement robust, scalable, and high-performance backend services and APIs using Go

• Develop features for monitoring, observability, troubleshooting, and management of database environments

• Collaborate with OpenTelemetry and utilize observability signals such as metrics, logs, and traces

• Build integrations with MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, and various other database technologies

• Engage with distributed systems, containers, Kubernetes, and cloud-native infrastructure

• Design and refine APIs and internal service architecture

• Take ownership of complex features from design to implementation, testing, and delivery

• Participate in code and architecture reviews while establishing engineering best practices

• Enhance automated testing, CI/CD, developer tools, and overall engineering productivity

• Investigate and integrate AI-assisted development, coding agents, and automation

• Contribute to PMM as an open-source project and collaborate with the broader community

⛳️ Requirements

• Extensive backend engineering experience with significant production work in Go

• Deep understanding of software architecture, APIs, concurrency, and distributed systems

• Proficient in designing, building, and documenting APIs

• Experience with at least one of the following: MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis/Valkey, or similar database technologies

• Familiarity with observability, monitoring, metrics, logging, or tracing systems

• Knowledge of OpenTelemetry concepts and architecture

• Experience with automated testing and a strong emphasis on software quality

• Comfortable operating within a Linux environment

• Proficient with Git and contemporary software development workflows

• Experience working with containers and cloud-native environments

• Fluent in written and spoken English

• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively within a fully remote team

• Familiarity with OpenTelemetry, including OTLP, collectors, metrics, logs, or traces

• Experience with Prometheus, VictoriaMetrics, ClickHouse, Grafana, or similar observability solutions

• Background in building or managing distributed observability platforms

• In-depth knowledge of database internals or performance monitoring

• Experience with Docker and Kubernetes

• Proven track record in building secure distributed systems and handling encryption, authentication, and authorization

• Experience contributing to or maintaining open-source projects

• Familiarity with AI coding tools such as Cursor, Claude Code, Codex, or similar resources

• Experience in creating AI-powered developer workflows, agents, or engineering automation

• Knowledge of MCP, agent tool integration, or similar agent interoperability frameworks

• Experience with LLM APIs, agent frameworks, or AI-assisted troubleshooting/observability systems

• Proven ability to enhance engineering productivity through automation and developer tooling

🏝️ Benefits

• Flexible working hours

• Multiple paid time off options

• Equipment provided for your remote workspace

• Financial support for career growth, including training, certifications, and conferences

• Ongoing connectivity stipends

• Opportunity to engage in the equity incentive plan

• The Percona Adventure Team

• Work-from-Anywhere policy

• FlowDays

• FryDays

• Overall flexibility in work/life balance

• PAVE volunteering initiative

• Women Transforming Technology program