[Global Company] Backend Platform Engineer - Go/Golang

About the Company

One of Japan's largest dating apps, backed internationally and used in Taiwan + Korea.

They aim to bring people together not only in Japan, but also globally. Everyone is bilingual, speaking both English and Japanese.

Office in Tokyo. Hybrid working. 2 days a week in office. Full flex-time.

Who are you

• An experienced backend infrastructure designer, implementer, and operator.
• You will be excited to work on massive and global projects.
• Passionate about the AI and using coding agents.
• User-centric thinking. We care about our users!

Why you should apply

• Used by 20M+ people in Japan, expanding across Asia
• Backed by a publicly listed major US company
• Diverse Team
• Hybrid working Style (2 days in office, full flextime)

Tools used

• Programming Languages: Go, TypeScript/JavaScript, Python
• Tech Stack: MySQL, DynamoDB, Redis, Elasticsearch, Kubernetes, AWS, GCP, Terraform
• Development: Git, Github, GithubActions, Docker, Jira Cloud, Slack

Requirements

• 3+ years in software development in a commercial tech environment.
• 3+ years of experience building backend in product settings.
• You’re extremely comfortable with Go, Python or TypeScript (strong requirement).
• Strong teamwork via collaboration, documentation and public communication
• You've implemented and designed scalable infrastructure running on AWS or GCP
• Japanese: Business level (JLPT N2) - can you interview confidently in Japanese?
• English: Conversational