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Job Title: Senior Backend Software Engineer Sales Management Platform
Duration: 12 months (Extension Possible)
Summary:
The Sales Management Platform (SMP) team develops and maintains the inhouse CRM system that drives Client's global sales operations. This platform powers every Sales Advisor worldwide handling customer interactions from lead conversion through order creation, preorder guidance, and demand tracking across vehicles, energy, and charging products.
The SMP is a missioncritical system at the heart of Client s commercial ecosystem. As a member of this team, you ll build core backend services that directly influence sales productivity, operational excellence, and customer satisfaction.
What You ll Do
- Design, build, and scale Golang-based backend services supporting Client s global sales operations.
- Lead the design of distributed systems that process large-scale, real-time transactional data.
- Implement performant APIs and microservices in Go, ensuring reliability and maintainability.
- Integrate with event-driven architectures using Kafka, RabbitMQ, and Redis.
- Collaborate across engineering, product, and data science teams to enable AIassisted sales workflows.
- Own end-to-end delivery of backend systems from design through deployment and operations.
- Continuously improve system performance, security, and data integrity in high-volume environments.
- Review code, mentor peers, and uphold best practices in coding and design.
What You ll Bring
- 5 years of backend engineering experience, with 3 years of handson Golang development in production systems.
- Strong understanding of microservices architecture, concurrency patterns, and scalable backend design.
- Experience with data and message streaming tools (Kafka, RabbitMQ, Redis).
- Proficiency in relational databases (PostgreSQL) and largescale data processing (ClickHouse, OpenSearch).
- Familiarity with containerization and cloud deployment (Kubernetes, Docker).
- Solid problemsolving, performance tuning, and debugging skills.
- Collaborative mindset with excellent communication and accountability in cross-functional teams.
- Bachelor s or Master s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent professional experience.
Preferred Qualifications
- Indepth experience with Golang frameworks and performance optimization for distributed systems.
- Exposure to AIdriven microservices or agentic workflows integrated into enterprise platforms.
- Background in CRM, ERP, or customer engagement applications.
- Experience designing high-throughput backend systems for sales, ecommerce, or operations platforms.
- Passion for Client s mission and an eagerness to work on high-impact systems that accelerate sustainable energy adoption.