Senior/Staff Golang Engineer

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The company

Lightspeed is a one-stop commerce platform that empowers merchants around the world to simplify, scale, and provide exceptional customer experiences. Our culture is driven by shared values and initiatives that support our employees, we encourage a work-life that works for everyone. Your happiness, whether you're working, hustling, or vacationing, is at the core of our company.

The Team

We are the eCommerce business unit and our goal is to enable merchants to grow their businesses. As Lightspeed grows, we are bringing and integrating the Lightspeed ecosystem including payments, shipping, and other services to help our merchants build the most unique experience for their customers.

The Job

We're looking for a Staff/Senior Software Engineer specializing in Golang to join one of our development teams, focusing on the Lightspeed Omnichannel product. As our Golang expert, you'll work across products in a multi-language environment that includes Java and Kotlin. Your time will be spent architecting scalable solutions, writing high-performance Go code, designing distributed systems, authoring RFCs to drive larger changes, and mentoring other engineers.

You will have the opportunity to work with some of the smartest people in the company, making a significant impact on the fastest-growing part of Lightspeed while helping shape our technical direction for the future.

What you’ll be doing:

• Building high-performance microservices in Golang while contributing to our flagship platforms built with Java and Kotlin
• Developing clean, idiomatic Go code with a focus on concurrency and scalability, while maintaining high standards across our multi-language codebase
• Collaborating as part of a team (squad) to deliver product features and functionality, bridging communication between different technology stacks
• Engaging with our product managers, senior developers, and other stakeholders to drive technical decisions and architecture improvements
• Growing your expertise in Golang best practices while expanding your knowledge of Java/Kotlin ecosystems and distributed systems

What you need to bring:

• Senior-level work experience with Golang, specializing in concurrent programming and microservices
• High proficiency with Java and Kotlin
• Strong experience with Relational databases and NoSQL (PostgreSQL, Redis)
• Track record of writing performant, maintainable code across different languages
• Experience with distributed systems and microservices architecture
• Strong drive, communication skills, and ownership mindset
• Full working proficiency in English

Even better if you have, but not necessary:

• Experience with AWS
• Frontend experience with Vue and React
• Familiarity with gRPC, protocol buffers, and GraphQL
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure as code
• Knowledge of eCommerce / POS systems

What’s in it for you

• Lots of autonomy, flexible work culture and the possibility of remote work
• Genuine career opportunities in a company that’s creating new jobs every day
• Work in a team big enough for growth but lean enough to make a real impact.
• Benefits & perks, including equity for all Lightspeeders
• Development of very high-traffic products used at the global scale
• Exposure to modern and proven technology
• Become a valued part of the diverse and inclusive Lightspeed family

and enjoy a range of benefits that’ll keep you happy, healthy and (not) hungry:

• Lightspeed share scheme (we are all owners)
• 20 legal + 5 extra-legal paid vacation days
• Pension contribution and holiday allowance
• Health and wellness benefit of 400€ per year
• Mental health online platform and counseling & coaching services
• Paid leave and assistance for new parents
• Language classes & LinkedIn Learning license
• Volunteer day
• Transit allowance
• Food & drinks, daily office lunch
• Yoga & Bootcamp classes
• Central office in the heart of Amsterdam
• Relocation package

Lightspeed is a proud equal opportunity employer and we are committed to creating an inclusive and barrier-free workplace. Lightspeed welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

Lightspeed is building communities through commerce, and we need people from all backgrounds and lived experiences to do that. We were founded in 2005, in Montreal’s gay village and our original members were all part of the LGBTQ+ community. The ethos of our business has been about inclusion from the very beginning, and we strive to provide a workplace where everyone belongs.

Who we are:
Powering the businesses that are the backbone of the global economy, Lightspeed's one-stop commerce platform helps merchants innovate to simplify, scale, and provide exceptional customer experiences. Our cloud commerce solution transforms and unifies online and physical operations, multichannel sales, expansion to new locations, global payments, financial solutions, and connection to supplier networks.