Backend Engineer (Go)

Your Role

Come join us as a key contributor in improving Megaport’s internal developer experience. Sitting within the Platform Engineering team, as a Go developer, you will design, develop, and maintain the tools and APIs that power our engineering organization.

You will focus on building robust, Go-based backend services and CLI tooling that automate operational workflows, streamline access management, and ensure our systems adhere to global engineering standards at scale.

Only candidates residing in Australia or New Zealand will be considered for this role.

What You'll Be Doing

• Develop Internal Developer Tooling: Build high-performance Go-based APIs, microservices, and CLI tools that reduce friction, automate manual processes, and enhance productivity for our engineering teams.
• Engineer Scalable Automation: Design and implement systems that orchestrate workflows between our systems of record, SaaS platforms, and internal infrastructure.
• Implement Governance-as-Code: Design and maintain automated systems for repository and service oversight, ensuring our engineering ecosystem remains consistent, secure, and aligned with organizational standards as we scale.
• Build Self-Service Infrastructure: Create and maintain the automated interfaces and abstractions that allow teams to request and manage infrastructure resources securely without Platform team intervention.
• Operate and Optimize: Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design, deploy, and maintain reliable, Go-based backend systems hosted on Kubernetes/EKS. Take ownership of performance profiling and tuning to ensure platform responsiveness and reliability.

What We Are Looking For

• Proven professional experience as a Backend Engineer using Go.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent professional experience.
• Demonstrated experience with building services on top of Kubernetes.
• Solid knowledge of scalable web service development, including RESTful APIs, microservices architecture, and distributed systems.
• Strong proficiency in designing and consuming APIs, including managing authentication and authorization protocols.
• Proficiency in database management, with hands-on experience in optimizing database performance, designing schemas, and query optimization.
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to deliver high-quality code in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience with performance profiling and debugging tools to optimize system performance.
• Experience managing infrastructure on AWS and working with GitHub as a core platform.
• Solid understanding of version control systems (Git) and continuous integration/delivery.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills to work effectively in a team-oriented environment.
• Experience building internal developer-facing tools or CLI applications.
• Passion for 'Platform as a Product'—you enjoy identifying bottlenecks in the developer lifecycle and building automated solutions to solve them.

What We Offer

• Flexible working environment – a remote-first culture with coworking options available
• Generous leave plans – including, parental leave, birthday leave, and a purchased annual leave program
• Health and wellness support – through a wellness allowance and employee wellbeing initiatives
• Comprehensive learning support – generous study and training allowance plus paid study leave
• Creative, modern workspaces – designed to inspire when you're not working remotely, plus access to coworking spaces via our global WeWork membership if you work remotely, but like to get out of the house sometimes
• Motivated, inclusive team – work alongside industry experts and fresh talent
• Recognition programs – celebrate achievements with our Legend and Kudos award