(senior) Backend Engineer, Platform

wheely.live

Nicosia, Cyprus
Competitive salary; employee stock options plan; p...
On-site with flexible start and finish times; one remote day of your choice.
3+ years backend service experience
Go programming language proficiency
Postgresql and mongodb database knowledge
Wheely.live is seeking a Mid/Senior Backend Engineer to join their Platform team in Nicosia, Cyprus. The role focuses on building scalable backend services primarily in Go, while the company is transitioning from a Ruby monolith and expanding its operations across the US and EMEA

Job Summary

  • Wheely is a profitable scale-up redefining premium transportation across Europe, the US, and the Middle East with over $100M in annual revenue.
  • The Platform team builds shared tooling and manages migrations away from a Ruby monolith to enable fast engineering delivery.
  • Candidates will work on clean, maintainable code using Go, PostgreSQL, and Kubernetes while ensuring systems remain responsive under heavy load.

Matching Summary

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Wheely.live is seeking a Mid/Senior Backend Engineer to join their Platform team in Nicosia, Cyprus. The role focuses on building scalable backend services primarily in Go, while the company is transitioning from a Ruby monolith and expanding its operations across the US and EMEA.

Salary

Competitive salary; Employee stock options plan; Private medical and dental insurance

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • 3+ years backend service experience
  • Go programming language proficiency
  • PostgreSQL and MongoDB database knowledge
  • RabbitMQ message broker experience
  • AWS cloud infrastructure management
  • Kubernetes container orchestration

Nice-to-have

  • Experience with Ruby monolith migration
  • TDD and DDD methodology expertise
  • gRPC and Thrift protocol usage
  • Terraform infrastructure as code skills
  • System design interview preparation

Key Requirements

  • 3+ years of backend engineering experience
  • Upper-Intermediate B2 English proficiency
  • Senior level requires 5+ years experience

Work Rights

Not specified

Sponsorship: available

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