Senior Golang Engineer

Our client is a European insurtech company providing digital insurance solutions and embedded protection products, enabling seamless integration of insurance offerings into e-commerce and financial platforms across multiple markets. Responsibilities Design and build high-performance services: Design, develop, and maintain scalable APIs (gRPC and REST) powering core insurance services, taking ownership of complex services and their evolution. Own delivery at system level: Lead microservices and larger system components end-to-end — from requirements and architecture through implementation, deployment, and operational ownership in production. Contribute to technical direction: Provide input on technology choices, design patterns, and service boundaries; participate in architecture discussions led by Tech Leads and Architects. Mentor and elevate the team: Coach mid-level and junior engineers through design reviews, pairing, and constructive code reviews; raise the engineering bar across the team. Champion engineering excellence: Establish and enforce best practices in automated testing, observability (tracing, logging, metrics), CI/CD, and operational readiness. Lead in production: Act as a senior escalation point for complex incidents; drive root-cause analysis, reliability improvements, and cost/performance optimization. Ensure compliance and security: Embed security policies, coding standards, and regulatory requirements of the financial and insurance sector into design decis