Software Engineer (Golang)

Stack

Responsibilities

• ▹Design, build and maintain the Traffic Management System API (a Go service) to manage routing and traffic-steering configuration across the global edge fleet
• ▹Develop the agent that renders and applies routing configuration on edge nodes, reliably driving desired state from the API out to the edge
• ▹Build and extend BGP and Anycast routing capabilities, including config rendering, peer-group and route-map support, and prefix filtering, as edge routing is consolidated onto a single control plane
• ▹Develop and maintain automated failover and high-availability solutions, including non-stop maintenance mode and capacity- and health-aware traffic offloading from saturated points of presence
• ▹Strengthen reliability through strong test coverage (config rendering and end-to-end pipeline tests), metrics and observability across the routing pipeline
• ▹Collaborate with cross-functional teams to optimize system performance, reliability and resiliency

Requirements

• ▹At least 5 years of experience in software engineering and 3+ years of experience with Go
• ▹Proven ability to work independently with minimal supervision, owning work end-to-end and communicating proactively
• ▹Comfort with working in Linux environments
• ▹Background in DevOps practices, with a focus on infrastructure as code, CI/CD pipelines and system monitoring tools
• ▹Familiarity with service-level indicators (SLIs), objectives (SLOs) and agreements (SLAs) and their application in maintaining system reliability
• ▹Proven experience in incident management, including handling and resolving production issues effectively
• ▹Employment (labor) agreement only

Nice to have

• ▹Hands-on experience with AI coding assistants (e.g. Claude Code, Copilot, Cursor) and agentic workflows for automation or ops tasks
• ▹Familiarity with the DNS protocol and experience with DNS server implementations
• ▹Solid knowledge and experience with network protocols such as BGP and TCP/IP

Soft skills

What we offer

• ▹Competitive compensation
• ▹Flexible working hours and hybrid or remote options, depending on the role
• ▹Work from anywhere in the world for up to 45 days per year
• ▹Private medical insurance for you and your family*
• ▹Extra paid vacation and sick leave days*
• ▹Support for life's important moments and celebrations
• ▹Language courses
• ▹Modern offices with snacks, drinks and entertainment*
• ▹Team sports and social activities*

About the company

Gcore provides infrastructure and software solutions for AI, cloud, network and security worldwide, with 210+ edge locations, 50+ cloud regions, thousands of GPUs and a team of 550+ professionals. The team builds Managed DNS infrastructure (authoritative DNS servers, DNS APIs, DNSSEC, DNS failover) integrated with its Traffic Management System.