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Senior Golang Engineer
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Germany
Posted
55 days ago
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0
Seniority
Senior
Job Description
Senior Golang Engineer
MLabs
Location: Remote - NYC preferred. Also open to US remote or EU remote (Must be able to overlap with EST 6+ hours a day) Remote | Full-time Compensation: $200K - $275K We are hiring on behalf of our client, a leading innovator in the blockchain space who is seeking a Senior Golang Engineer to join their core backend team. Our client has developed a real-time parimutuel prediction market platform built on Solana, designed to integrate ultra-fast, 60-second to 30-minute prediction markets directly into livestream environments and web platforms. Following a successful $1M pre-seed round in April 2026 led by prominent venture participants in the Solana ecosystem, the organization is scaling its infrastructure to handle high-concurrency, traffic patterns. As one of the first backend engineering hires, the successful candidate will own critical systems responsible for market creation, settlement, and automated payouts during high-stakes global livestream events. Key Responsibilities: - System Ownership: Design, build, and maintain production-grade, low-latency backend systems capable of handling thousands of simultaneous market resolutions. - Concurrency & Performance: Implement sophisticated Go concurrency patterns to manage real-time data flow and high-frequency transaction processing. - Infrastructure & Scaling: Manage and optimize distributed systems, ensuring idempotency, consistent ordering guarantees, and robust failure recovery. - Observability: Lead production debugging efforts using logs, metrics, tracing, and profiling to maintain 24/7 system reliability. - Technical Autonomy: Operate with a high degree of independence in a fast-paced startup environment, shaping the foundational architecture of a novel product category.
Job Requirements
- Expert Go Proficiency: Deep technical expertise in Go, including context management, race detection, profiling, and advanced testing practices.
- Distributed Systems Experience: Proven track record of building and owning user-facing, low-latency systems at scale, particularly under highly variable or "bursty" traffic.
- Database Mastery: Strong fundamentals in schema design, transaction management, indexing, and performance tuning for high-throughput applications.
- Startup Mentality: Comfort operating in a small, high-ownership environment with minimal process and a strong emphasis on shipping quality code.
- Modern DevOps: Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and cloud-native scaling strategies.
- Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with real-time architectures (WebSockets, Pub/Sub, event-driven systems).
- Familiarity with the Solana ecosystem or blockchain-based settlement.
- Background in financial systems, parimutuel mechanics, or prediction markets.
- Experience hardening backend systems against security vulnerabilities.
Benefits
- Competitive Compensation: Base salary range of $200,000 – $275,000.
- Equity & Incentives: Comprehensive package including tokens and equity.
- Remote Flexibility: 100% remote
- Innovation: Opportunity to work on a first-of-its-kind product backed by top-tier strategic investors.
- Due to the high volume of applications we anticipate, we regret that we are unable to provide individual feedback to all candidates. If you do not hear back from us within 4 weeks of your application, please assume that you have not been successful on this occasion. We genuinely appreciate your interest and wish you the best in your job search.
- Commitment to Equality and Accessibility:
- At MLabs, we are committed to offer equal opportunities to all candidates. We ensure no discrimination, accessible job adverts, and providing information in accessible formats. Our goal is to foster a diverse, inclusive workplace with equal opportunities for all. If you need any reasonable adjustments during any part of the hiring process or you would like to see the job-advert in an accessible format please let us know at the earliest opportunity by emailing human-resources@mlabs.city.
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