About the position Software Mind is seeking a Go Developer to help build a private cloud platform for a Dutch managed services provider serving public-sector customers in Western Europe. The platform is the provider’s private cloud offering, built and operated in Go on Kubernetes. The work includes developing new services and Kubernetes operators, migrating existing workloads to the platform, and maintaining it after launch. Development, migration, and operational work happen concurrently. Go is a relatively new direction for the team, whose engineering background is primarily in Python. The successful candidate will help establish patterns for the platform’s Go codebase. They will join a team of 6+ engineers based in Poland and the Netherlands, working together as one team. English is used daily for design discussions, code reviews, and documentation. The role is fully remote from Poland and has no on-call duty.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and deploy Go back-end services for the private cloud platform.
• Write and maintain Kubernetes operators and controllers in Go.
• Test, debug, and improve existing infrastructure applications.
• Help migrate existing workloads onto the new platform.
• Build and maintain GitLab CI/CD pipelines for owned services.
• Collaborate with architects, functional designers, and other specialists on system and application design.
• Review code, write technical documentation, and share knowledge within the team.

Requirements

• At least 4 years of commercial back-end development experience, including at least 2 years building production services in Go.
• Knowledge of Go concurrency, including goroutines, channels, context, and sync; the Go standard library; and building REST and gRPC services.
• Experience building GitLab CI/CD pipelines and working across the full delivery lifecycle.
• Experience writing Go tests with the standard testing package and Testify or Ginkgo.
• Experience building and running containerized applications on Linux, including debugging services, reading logs, and troubleshooting basic host networking.
• English proficiency at B2 level or higher.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience writing Kubernetes operators or controllers in Go.
• Python experience, including Pytest.
• Robot Framework experience.
• Experience with Helm, Kustomize, and GitOps.
• Experience with HashiCorp Vault and Terraform.
• CKA or CKAD certification.

Benefits

• Flexible and remote cooperation options.
• International projects with leading global clients.
• Travel related to international projects.
• Non-corporate atmosphere.
• Access to language classes.
• Access to knowledge-sharing initiatives.
• Access to private healthcare and life insurance.
• Access to a multisport card.
• Availability and terms of individual benefits may vary depending on the chosen form of cooperation.