Backend Developer (Go)

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Backend Developer (Go)

R&D, Ramat Gan, Israel (Hybrid), July 13 2025

Description

Rakuten Viber is one of the most popular and downloaded apps in the world. Working with us provides a unique opportunity to influence hundreds of millions of our users and to be part of the journey that makes us a super-app. Our mission is to make people’s lives easier by enabling meaningful connections, from precious moments with family and friends, through managing business relationships to pursuing their passions.

We’re looking for a highly experienced senior Backend Developer to join our team!

So, If you are curious to work with a large scale of data in real-time, committed to translating insights into action, want new challenges daily and impact the lives of millions of users globally, this role is for you!

Responsibilities

• Planning, designing, developing, and maintaining high-availability backend applications that can be high-volume and low-latency
• Define application objectives and functionality
• Ensure application designs conform to business goals
• Support continuous improvement, investigating alternatives and technologies, and presenting for architectural review
• Work in a highly motivated team, closely with product and Architecture teams on large mission-critical systems
  
  

Requirements

• 4+ years of experience in server-side development using Go language
• Familiarity with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) or AWS
• Conversational level of English
• Advanced knowledge of unit testing frameworks and mocking
• Experience with microservices development based on docker
• Experience of implementation and maintenance of CI/CD pipelines
• Experience with Agile methodology
• Striving for new knowledge and skill improvement
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• BSc in computer science or equivalent
• Experience leveraging AI tools to enhance productivity or decision-making is a strong advantage.
  
  

Advantages

• Experience working with Java 17
• Experience with large-scale NoSQL databases (such as Couchbase, MongoDB)
  
  

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About

At Rakuten Viber, we connect people–no matter who they are, or where they are from. As a communication platform that connects hundreds of millions of people around the world, we know that the way people communicate changes on an almost daily basis. That’s why we dedicate ourselves to providing added value to communication — from private and group chats to audio and video calls to the ability to follow and contact brands, businesses and celebrities. Viber is an all-in-one platform for everything communications-based, and all Viber communications are protected by end-to-end encryption. Viber is part of the Rakuten Group, a world leader in e-commerce and financial services