Key skills
GoPostgreSQLPostGISREST API designDockerAWSSQSS3RDSEKSSESTesting practicesGinkgoGomegaDockertestTestcontainersTerraformKubernetesKustomizeNext.jsTypeScriptReactFirebase AuthWebSocketsSSECI/CD pipelinesGitHub ActionsCollaborative mindsetRedisFirebasePrometheusDatadogOpenTelemetrySwaggerOpenAPIREST APIGitHubCI/CDCommunication
About this role
Airvet is a pet telemedicine company founded in 2018, providing 24/7 access to licensed veterinarians. They are seeking a Backend Software Engineer to take ownership of their core Go backend, focusing on building features, improving system reliability, and scaling their platform.
Responsibilities:
- Design, build, and maintain Go backend services that power the Airvet platform
- Work with PostgreSQL (including PostGIS for geospatial features) and Redis
- Build and consume REST APIs with OpenAPI/Swagger documentation
- Integrate with third-party services like Stripe, Twilio, Firebase, and AWS
- Write well-tested code using Go's testing tools, Ginkgo/Gomega, and integration tests with Dockertest/Testcontainers
- Contribute to observability with DataDog, Prometheus metrics and OpenTelemetry instrumentation
- Participate in code reviews, architectural discussions, and on-call rotations
- Optionally contribute to infrastructure (Terraform, EKS, Kustomize) or web frontends (Next.js, TypeScript, React)
Requirements:
- Strong proficiency in Go — you've built and shipped production services
- Experience with PostgreSQL and relational database design (migrations, query optimization, indexing)
- Familiarity with REST API design
- Experience with Docker and containerized development workflows
- Comfort working with async processing (message queues, background workers)
- Experience with AWS services (any of: SQS, S3, RDS, EKS, SES)
- Solid understanding of testing practices — unit, integration, and end-to-end
- Clear communication skills and a collaborative mindset
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical discipline (or equivalent practical experience)
- 3+ years of professional software engineering experience
- Experience with Kubernetes (EKS) and Terraform
- Familiarity with Next.js, TypeScript, or modern frontend frameworks
- Experience with Firebase Auth or federated authentication systems
- Exposure to real-time communication systems (WebSockets, SSE, video/audio)
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions)
- Background in healthtech, veterinary, or marketplace platforms