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Senior Golang Engineer at MLabs. Location: . Remote - . NYC preferred. Also open to US remote or EU remote (Must be able to overlap with EST 6+ hours a day). Remote | Full-time. Compensation: $200K - $275K. We are hiring on behalf of our client, a leading innovator in the blockchain space who is seeking a . Senior Golang Engineer. to join their core backend team. Our client has developed a real-time parimutuel prediction market platform built on Solana, designed to integrate ultra-fast, 60-second to 30-minute prediction markets directly into livestream environments and web platforms.. Following a successful . $1M pre-seed round in April 2026. led by prominent venture participants in the Solana ecosystem, the organization is scaling its infrastructure to handle high-concurrency, traffic patterns. As one of the first backend engineering hires, the successful candidate will own critical systems responsible for market creation, settlement, and automated payouts during high-stakes global livestream events.. Key Responsibilities:. System Ownership:. Design, build, and maintain production-grade, low-latency backend systems capable of handling thousands of simultaneous market resolutions.. Concurrency & Performance:. Implement sophisticated Go concurrency patterns to manage real-time data flow and high-frequency transaction processing.. Infrastructure & Scaling:. Manage and optimize distributed systems, ensuring idempotency, consistent ordering guarantees, and robust failure recovery.. Observability:. Lead production debugging efforts using logs, metrics, tracing, and profiling to maintain 24/7 system reliability.. Technical Autonomy:. Operate with a high degree of independence in a fast-paced startup environment, shaping the foundational architecture of a novel product category.. Expert Go Proficiency:. Deep technical expertise in Go, including context management, race detection, profiling, and advanced testing practices.. Distributed Systems Experience:. Proven track record of building and owning user-facing, low-latency systems at scale, particularly under highly variable or "bursty" traffic.. Database Mastery:. Strong fundamentals in schema design, transaction management, indexing, and performance tuning for high-throughput applications.. Startup Mentality:. Comfort operating in a small, high-ownership environment with minimal process and a strong emphasis on shipping quality code.. Modern DevOps:. Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and cloud-native scaling strategies.. Preferred Qualifications. Experience with real-time architectures (WebSockets, Pub/Sub, event-driven systems).. Familiarity with the Solana ecosystem or blockchain-based settlement.. Background in financial systems, parimutuel mechanics, or prediction markets.. Experience hardening backend systems against security vulnerabilities.. Company Location: Germany.