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Senior Backend Developer/ 1 day ago

Gaudium
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Application ends: 2026-09-14

Quick Summary

Gaudium is hiring a 100% remote Senior Backend Developer in Brazil for their Architecture area, focusing on urban mobility and delivery solutions. This role involves proposing and developing architectural solutions, optimizing Go and PHP services, fine-tuning SQL queries, monitoring production performance, leading legacy system modernization from PHP to Go, and utilizing LLMs. Required skills include fluency in Go and PHP, strong CS fundamentals, SQL optimization, gRPC, WebSocket, AI/LLM experience, Docker, and Kubernetes, with a salary range of R$15,951.21 to R$17,401.32.

Join our team as a Senior Backend Developer in the Architecture area. This is a 100% remote position, offering you the chance to contribute to urban mobility and delivery solutions across Brazil.

About the Architecture Area: You will propose, validate, develop, and document architectural solutions for the Machine platform. Your role involves collaborating on and guiding architectural problem-solving, as well as auditing the correct implementation of architectural patterns.

Gaudium empowers entrepreneurs nationwide, transforming urban mobility and delivery services. We impact passengers, drivers, and delivery personnel in over 1,200 Brazilian cities. Our platform facilitates over 300 million rides and deliveries, generating more than 1.5 billion Brazilian Reals annually for our clients.

Discover more about Gaudium and Machine at: https://gaudium.global/

Responsibilities and Attributions

  • Perform profiling and benchmarking for Go and PHP services, optimizing application hotpaths.
  • Analyze and optimize high-volume SQL queries, focusing on execution plans, indexing, tuning, and database modeling adjustments.
  • Monitor production performance to identify bottlenecks and scalability risks.
  • Conduct in-depth investigations of performance issues, including hypothesis generation, system instrumentation, proof-of-concept creation, and solution validation through measurements.
  • Propose architectural changes, such as gRPC, WebSocket, caching, and messaging, based on performance metrics.
  • Lead the modernization of legacy systems by gradually migrating critical PHP flows to Go services, ensuring seamless transitions with pre and post-migration measurements.
  • Utilize Large Language Models (LLMs) in the development workflow and evaluate AI applications for squad products and processes.
  • Suggest improvements to enhance system robustness, scalability, and continuous product evolution.

Requirements and Qualifications

  • Fluency in Go and PHP.
  • Strong Computer Science fundamentals: data structures, algorithms, complexity analysis, concurrency, networks, and operating systems.
  • Proven experience in SQL query optimization (execution plan analysis, indexing, tuning) and robust data modeling knowledge.
  • Expertise in hotpath optimization, including code profiling, benchmarking, and critical section optimization.
  • Proficiency in gRPC and WebSocket.
  • Practical experience with AI, specifically using LLMs in the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
  • Experience in developing, testing, and maintaining web applications within high-availability environments.
  • Solid understanding of software architecture, SOLID principles, and design patterns.
  • Ability to work effectively with RESTful APIs.
  • Exploratory mindset: technical curiosity, autonomy in problem investigation, and eagerness to learn new technologies and tackle complex challenges.
  • A collaborative team player with a focus on transparency, honesty, excellence, and agile results.
  • Experience with observability and APM tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, distributed tracing).
  • Experience implementing caching and CDN strategies (e.g., Redis, Cloudflare).
  • Experience with messaging and asynchronous processing (e.g., Kafka, RabbitMQ, queues).
  • Familiarity with Docker and Kubernetes.

Additional Information

Benefits:

  • 100% Home Office: Enjoy the flexibility of remote work, requiring a quiet environment, stable internet, and privacy for meetings.
  • CLT Salary: R$15,951.21 to R$17,401.32.
  • Health Plan: Bradesco Saúde or SulAmérica (company-sponsored for employees; dependent costs apply).
  • Dental Plan: Bradesco Saúde (optional, employee-sponsored).
  • Life Insurance.
  • Daily Meal Voucher: R$ 50.00 (Flash benefits card).
  • Remote Work Assistance: R$ 131.16.
  • Wellhub (Gympass).
  • Day Offs: Birthday month, Carnival, Ash Wednesday, December 24th, and December 31st.
  • A challenging environment fostering rapid growth and development.

Company Values:

  • Teamwork: Fostering cooperation.
  • Honesty and Transparency: Valuing ethical, reliable, and sincere conduct; open communication.
  • Excellence: Committed to continuous improvement and evolution.
  • Agility and Results: Solving real problems, simplifying solutions with speed and quality.
  • Challenge: Embracing challenges and stepping out of comfort zones.

To apply, click the "Candidatar-se" button and complete your resume via the platform.

Note: We do not respond to LinkedIn messages or accept resumes through other channels. All communications are centralized on Gupy for efficient contact and management.

Gaudium, through its Machine platform, is Brazil's leading White Label solution for urban mobility and delivery operations. Our mission is to empower businesses to create robust, scalable applications.

Join our high-performance, challenge-driven team!

Learn more: https://www.gaudium.global/carreiras

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