Software Engineer (Go)
HiPeople
Software Engineering
Posted on Mar 20, 2025
Software Engineer (Go)
HiPeople is on a mission to equip recruiting and people teams with AI-powered screening products — talent insights for fast, unbiased, and easy hiring decisions.
We work with some of the world's leading brands, including the NFL, Kickstarter, Zapier and Rolling Stone Magazine.
We’re backed by leading investors and angels such as:
Moonfire founder Mattias Ljungman
LeanIX (an SAP company) founder André Christ
We’re a small team of 5. We solve problems when we see them and leave code in better shape than when we started. As an Engineer, you’re not afraid of ownership, you take on projects with little guidance, make well-informed decisions and drive best-in-class development within the product and for our users.
Role
Build using: Go
Collaborate closely with product, CS and Sales and report directly to a founder
Estimate, plan and execute. FYI we are adding 2 new products to the platform over the next 12 months!
Ship multiple times a day, in 1-week sprints —> Managed in Linear
CI-driven, we push for cycle time, PRs merged / week & planning accuracy
Bar raise the code base, standards and quality with your architectural designs and hands-on tactics
Together with the team, extend our automated e2e test suite with Playwright
Sounds like you?
Ideally (but not mandatory), Berlin-based and wants to take advantage of the social and productive aspects of coming to our Maschinenraum office (e.g. collaborating with design & founders in person)
2+ years of commercial Go experience
You enjoy live collaboration with your team, e.g. paired programming & huddles
Translate ideas into end-to-end delightful experiences
Engage with other teams to create impactful ways of quickly solving problems
Break down tricky topics in writing and person
Growth mindset, e.g. learns and educates the team on new tech to help advance the product
You will help to build a company-inclusive culture and understand that keeping comms constructive keeps the team productive
The process: What happens after you apply?
Step 1: Assessment
Step 2: Call with Recruiter
Step 3: Interview with Co-founder/hiring manager
Step 4: Technical interview with a Senior Engineer
Step 5: References + Offer
Duration: 1 week, end-to-end
Click here to apply
We proudly believe in the power of diversity and inclusion. Diversity of thought fuels our success, which can only be achieved with a diverse team. We welcome people from any race, orientation, gender, religion, age, ethnicity, differently abled, neurodiverse, or identity; we value all uniqueness.