Senior Go Developer

What are we building?

At Hard Rock Games, we're not just making games—we're crafting experiences that connect people, deliver thrills, and celebrate the spirit of Hard Rock. As the social casino gaming arm of Hard Rock Digital, our teams shape every stage of the journey from concept to launch to live operations, giving our teams the ability to innovate, experiment, and make real impact.

With the backing of a globally recognized brand, we combine the agility of a startup with the reach of an entertainment powerhouse. Here, creativity thrives, ideas scale, and careers grow.

We're looking for passionate creators, builders, and innovators to join us in shaping the future of free-to-play gaming. Let's play hard.

What's the position?

We're seeking a Senior Go Developer for a full-time, hybrid position based in our Toronto office. This role focuses on backend microservices development in a high-scale gaming and mobile application environment.

Responsibilities

• Maintain, refactor, and enhance a large existing Go codebase to improve performance, scalability, and long-term maintainability

• Lead and contribute to strategic refactoring initiatives, including analyzing and restructuring legacy components to align with modern architecture and clean-code principles.

• Identify and reduce technical debt through thoughtful design and adherence to best practices.

• Evaluate system designs, propose architectural improvements, and take initiative in system redesign efforts.

• Own the complete feature lifecycle—from requirements and technical planning to implementation, testing, and production delivery.

• Collaborate within a cross-functional development team, supporting shared codebases and contributing to new and existing features.

• Participate in code reviews and mentoring to uphold high engineering standards.

• Consistently deliver high-quality work on schedule and make a meaningful impact on system architecture and overall performance.