Senior Back End Developer

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As a Senior Backend Developer / Fullstack Engineer, you'll architect and deliver scalable, high-performance services and web applications for enterprise initiatives. You'll lead with Go on the backend, contribute to modern frontends, and help shape cloud-native, event-driven platforms that power mission-critical products.

• Design, build, and maintain resilient backend services and APIs in Go (Golang)
• Engineer secure, well-documented RESTful APIs with robust auth and data models
• Develop production-grade frontends using and with TypeScript
• Implement serverless and event-driven patterns; integrate third-party services
• Model and optimize data across SQL (PostgreSQL) and NoSQL (MongoDB) stores
• Containerize services with Docker and orchestrate workloads using Kubernetes
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines and IaC (Terraform/CloudFormation)
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams; perform code reviews and mentor peers
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize performance, reliability, and cost
• Contribute to DevOps practices, operational excellence, and documentation
• Other duties as assigned

• 5+ years of relevant work experience with a strong backend focus
• Expert in Go (Golang) for building scalable, high-performance services
• Proficient in , , HTML5, CSS3 (Flexbox/Grid), JavaScript (ES6+), and TypeScript
• Experience with in production environments
• Solid understanding of RESTful API design, authentication, and data modeling
• Experience with serverless architectures and event-driven systems
• Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, CloudFormation) and DevOps practices
• Strong skills with SQL and NoSQL databases (PostgreSQL, MongoDB)
• Comfortable with Git, CI/CD pipelines, and modern development workflows
• Experience with Docker and Kubernetes
• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills; fluent in English (written and spoken)

Nice to Have

• Hands-on experience deploying cloud-native applications in AWS
• Contributions to open-source projects, technical blogs, or developer communities

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About Monks

Monks is the global, purely digital, unitary operating brand of S4Capital plc. With a legacy of innovation and specialized expertise, Monks combines an extraordinary range of global marketing and technology services to accelerate business possibilities and redefine how brands and businesses interact with the world. Its integration of systems and workflows delivers unfettered content production, scaled experiences, enterprise-grade technology and data science fueled by AI—managed by the industry's best and most diverse digital talent—to help the world's trailblazing companies outmaneuver and outpace their competition.

Monks was named a Contender in The Forrester Wave: Global Marketing Services. It has remained a constant presence on Adweek's Fastest Growing lists , ranks among Cannes Lions' Top 10 Creative Companies and is the only partner to have been placed in AdExchanger's Programmatic Power Players list every year In addition to being named Adweek's first AI Agency of the Year (2023), Monks has been recognized by Business Intelligence in its 2024 Excellence in Artificial Intelligence Awards program in three categories: the Individual category, Organizational Winner in AI Strategic Planning and AI Product for its service Monks.Flow. Monks has also garnered the title of Webby Production Company of the Year , won a record number of FWAs and has earned a spot on Newsweek's Top 100 Global Most Loved Workplaces 2023.

We are an equal-opportunity employer committed to building a respectful and empowering work environment for all people to freely express themselves amongst colleagues who embrace diversity in all respects. Including fresh voices and unique points of view in all aspects of our business not only creates an environment where we can all grow and thrive but also increases our potential to produce work that better represents—and resonates with—the world around us.