Full-Time

Senior Go Backend Developer

f/m/d

Posted on 2/3/2026

applike group

applike group

201-500 employees

Builds independent app-focused companies for publishers

No salary listed

Hamburg, Germany

Hybrid

Hybrid setup with 3 core office days per week; relocation bonus available.

Category
Software Engineering (1)
Required Skills
Data Lake
React.js
Apache Kafka
Kinesis
TypeScript
Microservices
AWS
Go
Requirements
  • 5+ years of experience in backend development
  • 3+ years of experience with Golang in a production environment, preferably in distributed systems
  • Knowledge about databases and a basic understanding of Regular Expressions, HTTP protocol and Encoding
  • You communicate confidently and fluently in English (spoken and written) as it is the working language of our international team
Responsibilities
  • Contribute to the development of our backend written primarily in Go and maintain our microservice architecture used to communicate with our frontend (based on TypeScript React)
  • Use event buses like Kafka, SQS/SNS, and Kinesis to have reliable asynchronous microservice communication
  • Work in a community of developers with whom you’ll share knowledge and contribute to peer code reviews
  • Continuously search for ways to decrease the API response time for complex queries
  • Support partners by providing them with raw or aggregated data based on their business needs
  • Collaborate with our Data Science team to solve complex math problems used to optimize our ML algorithms and integrate their solutions into adjoe’s application
  • Be responsible for collecting billions of daily API events and aggregating them in our Kafka and Kinesis streams with the goal of querying them from the data lake in seconds
  • Learn in a supportive environment that refines your potential and gives your career a solid foundation
  • Be part of an international English-speaking team dedicated to scaling our adtech platform beyond hundreds of millions of monthly active users
Desired Qualifications
  • Experience with infrastructure as code (Terraform), Docker and serverless infrastructure

AppLike Group builds and manages a portfolio of independent companies that provide specialized tools for mobile app publishers, including advertising networks, mobile games, and growth automation platforms. These products work by leveraging shared technology and data across the group to help developers acquire users, monetize apps through rewarded gameplay, and automate marketing strategies. Unlike traditional software firms, AppLike Group operates as a "company builder," launching autonomous businesses like adjoe and Sunday that focus on specific niches while benefiting from a central pool of knowledge. The company's goal is to provide a complete ecosystem of solutions that help app publishers scale their businesses and increase revenue in the global app market.

Company Size

201-500

Company Stage

Late Stage VC

Total Funding

$110M

Headquarters

Hamburg, Germany

Founded

2015

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • justDice's rewarded gaming aligns with 2025 shift toward engagement-based monetization over traditional ads.
  • adjoe's premium video ad formats capture higher CPM rates in fragmented global mobile ad market.
  • justtrack automates user acquisition, addressing industry shift toward programmatic growth optimization for publishers.

What critics are saying

  • Google Privacy Sandbox blocks third-party SDK trackers, crippling justtrack's automation and slashing retention.
  • Unity and IronSource-Microsoft consolidation erode adjoe's market share through integrated, superior ad solutions.
  • EU DMA fines target Sunday's addictive mechanics with €50M penalties, forcing monetization redesigns.

What makes applike group unique

  • Vertically integrated company builder covering full mobile app value chain from monetization to growth.
  • justDice leads rewarded gaming with 50M+ users, capturing engagement-based monetization trend.
  • Shared infrastructure across adjoe, justDice, Sunday, justtrack enables rapid scaling and operational efficiency.

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Benefits

Hybrid Work Options

Flexible Work Hours

Mental Health Support

Unlimited Paid Time Off

Employee Assistance Program

Growth & Insights

Headcount

6 month growth

0%

1 year growth

2%

2 year growth

-1%
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