Freelance Backend Engineer (Go) | Amsterdam (Hybrid)

Our client is…

A global tech group with engineering hubs in Amsterdam, building products that reach millions of users worldwide. The team focuses on Go backend systems, large-scale cloud infra, and AI-driven integrations, solving challenges around performance, scale, and reliability.

💡 What’s in it for you?

• Freelance contract with competitive rates.
• Hybrid setup in Amsterdam: mix of remote work and on-site collaboration.
• Work on backend systems running at scale, with millions of requests and global user impact.

👨 💻 What will you do?

• Build and maintain backend services in Go, optimized for robustness, scalability, and reusability.
• Design and integrate APIs and event-driven workflows on AWS (Lambda, SQS, DynamoDB, API Gateway).
• Ensure quality through automated testing (unit, integration, e2e), CI/CD pipelines, and observability tooling.

🚀 It would be fantastic if you…

• Have 3+ years of Go experience and 6+ years overall in backend/software engineering.
• Are confident working with AWS cloud-native architectures and production deployments.
• Bring experience with automated testing, CI/CD, and ideally exposure to AI/LLM integrations or Python.

⭐ Golden nugget

This isn’t just another backend role. You’ll be working on the forefront of AI innovation, integrating AI Agents directly into large-scale backend systems. That means building pipelines that don’t just handle millions of requests, but also enable cutting-edge automation and intelligence, keeping you right at the leading edge of the industry.