Golang Engineer

Kaiko offers its clients trusted digital asset market information, empowering businesses with actionable, reliable data. Our data products can be used to inform trading strategies, meet compliance requirements, or assist regulators in market surveillance. Founded in 2014, Kaiko is a global fintech company with offices in New York City, London, Paris, and Singapore.

What We Do

Kaiko provides financial data products and solutions across four main pillars:

• Data Feeds: We gather, organize, and distribute market data from over 100 centralized finance (CeFi) and decentralized finance (DeFi) trading platforms to give our clients a comprehensive view of the digital asset markets.
• Analytics: We operate blockchain infrastructure to collect, process, and distribute detailed market data directly from DeFi protocols, giving our clients a comprehensive view of the DeFi market.
• Monitoring : Market-level solutions enabling oversight of DeFi markets, CeFi markets, and blockchain-level details like trades, transactions, and supply.
• Kaiko Indices : Trusted benchmark rates and indices for financial professionals and product issuers, compliant under European Union Benchmark Regulation (EU BMR) regulation.
  
  

Our dedicated research arm, Kaiko Research, produces publications read by thousands of industry professionals and cited in the world’s leading media organizations. It provides original insights and in-depth analysis on crypto markets using Kaiko’s data and products.

Who We Are

We’re a team of over 80 passionate individuals with a deep interest in building data solutions and supporting the growth of the digital finance economy. We’re proud of Kaiko’s talented team and are committed to our international representation and diversity. Our people and their values are the foundation of our continued success.

About The Role

If you're interested in working on new products and technical processes, then come and join our team where you’ll be responsible for designing, developing and conducting the testing of new products and systems and improving the existing ones, conducting market research, analyzing data to solve complex engineering problems, and staying up-to-date with the latest engineering trends and technologies.

Missions & Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain scalable, high-performance backend services and APIs using Go.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design and implement innovative solutions, including product managers, QA, and other developers.
• Write clean, maintainable, and testable code while following best practices in software development.
• Optimize code for performance, reliability, and scalability.
• Available to provide on-call technical support, ensuring timely resolution of critical issues and maintaining operational continuity.
• Participate in code reviews, providing and receiving constructive feedback.
• Troubleshoot and debug applications to ensure optimal performance and user experience.
• Stay updated with the latest trends and advancements in Go and related technologies.
• Testing: test the product at every stage, from its prototype to the sample released to the market.
• Designing upgrades and improvement: find ways to improve the functionality and efficiency of the products or processes.
• Creating detailed technical documentation, including specifications, test plans, and reports to document every stage of the product development process.
• Contributing to continuous improvement initiatives.
  
  

About You

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related field
• Strong experience developing backend services, data pipelines, and microservices using multiple programming languages.
• Knowledge of other programming languages such as Go, Python, JavaScript.
• Proficiency in concurrent programming, goroutines, and Go’s built-in data structures.
• Experience with databases (SQL and/or NoSQL) and query optimization.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms such as AWS, Google Cloud, or Azure.
• Knowledge of containerization and orchestration tools like Docker and Kubernetes.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and automated testing frameworks.
• Familiarity with monitoring and logging tools to maintain system health and performance.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced and collaborative environment
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with distributed systems or event-driven architectures.
• Familiarity with security best practices in API development.
• Preferably familiar with the crypto or financial technology industry
  
  

Location : Global

Type of contract: Full-time

What We Offer

• Competitive paid holidays
• Great health insurance
• Great work hardware and equipment
• Contribution to your monthly gym subscription
• Remote-friendly
• Multiple team events (team retreat, casual drinks, etc.)
• An entrepreneurial environment with a lot of autonomy and responsibilities
  
  

Talent Acquisition Process

• Interview with the HR (20 min)
• Interview with the Hiring Manager (30 min)
• Technical test / Business Case (1h )
• Cross team interview with 2-3 team members (30 min)
• Interview with CPTO (45m)
  
  

Diversity & Inclusion

At Kaiko, we believe in the diversity of thought because we appreciate that this makes us stronger. Therefore, we encourage applications from everyone who can offer their unique experience to our collective achievements.