Backend Engineer Core Team (GoLang + PHP)

About us: Better

Me — an all-in-one well-being ecosystem empowering millions to become better — physically, mentally, and emotionally. We build what makes people better and keep challenging ourselves to inspire others. We are looking for a Backend Engineer to join our Core team and help build reliable, scalable backend solutions for a product used by millions of users.

This role combines developing new features, optimizing existing services, and contributing to the evolution of the system architecture.

Develop new backend functionality using Go as the primary programming language, with occasional work on the PHP codebase (~80/20). Migrate business logic from legacy PHP monoliths to Go-based services. Ensure the stability, performance, and reliability of production systems.

Contribute to infrastructure improvements, including CI/CD, observability, and operational excellence initiatives. Collaborate closely with product teams and stakeholders to deliver end-to-end solutions within the domain. Conduct code reviews with a focus on best practices, code quality, and maintainability.

About you: 5+ years of experience in backend development. 2+ years of commercial experience with Go (Golang). Experience working with PHP, preferably Symfony or Laravel.

Strong understanding of idiomatic Go patterns, best practices, and application design principles. Actively use AI tools (e.g., Claude Code, Codex, Cursor) in your daily development work to improve workflows and automate task