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Deutschland
Remote only
Where you’ll work:
Remote (Germany)Engineering at GoTo
We’re trailblazers in remote work technology—building powerful, flexible solutions that empower everyone to live their best life, both at work and beyond. With us, you’ll have the opportunity to chart new paths and help redefine how the world works. For us, AI isn’t just a buzzword; it’s a tool we use to deliver real, practical value to our customers and teams. We focus on solving meaningful problems, not just adding features for the sake of using AI. Here, growth takes many forms: you can expand your skills, take on new challenges, lead initiatives, and explore creative ideas. Join a GoTo product team and play a key role in transforming the workplace for millions of users worldwide—your work will truly make a difference.
Your Day to Day
Join our passionate, experienced, and friendly team and help to build our media servers to support the GoTo product family with apps like GoTo Meeting, GoTo Webinar or GoTo Connect to run everywhere providing the best experiences for our customers. The RTC team builds NodeJS and C++ based services that form the media and session control backend that powers our real-time communication and collaboration products. You will be responsible for the design, development, test and operation of the service, collaborating with your peers within and outside of the team. As a Software Engineer you have already a bit of industry experience and will join a fast-growing team with opportunities to learn & experiment with modern technologies.
As a Backend Software Engineer you will be responsible for the design, development, test and operation of our session control backend, collaborating with your peers within and outside of the RTC team:
Building and developing services primarily using NodeJS and TypeScript, while remaining open to learning and working with additional technologies such as C++
Working with container and cloud technologies including Kubernetes, Linux, and Docker
Applying DevOps principles and infrastructure-as-code practices while taking shared ownership of feature delivery and service operations, including on-call responsibilities
Using modern agile software craftsmanship principles to deliver features end-to-end
Collaborating with engineering teams across Germany, Canada, and India in a distributed development environment
What We’re Looking For
As a Backend Software Engineer, your background will look like:
A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a comparable technical field, and 2-5 years of working experience in software engineering
Experience building NodeJS-based microservices using TypeScript in cloud environments such as AWS
Strong understanding of distributed systems and hands-on experience with Linux, AWS, Kubernetes, Docker, and bash scripting
Familiarity with networking and communication protocols such as HTTP, WebSockets, RTP, SIP, TCP/UDP, or WebRTC
You bring strong communication and collaboration skills, a continuous learning mindset, and enjoy working as part of a supportive, agile team where curiosity, knowledge sharing, and openness to new ideas are valued
What We Offer
At GoTo, we care about helping our people succeed at work and feel supported in life. Our employee benefits and programs are designed to support your well-being, growth, and sense of belonging. Here's what you can expect as part of our team:
We work hard to create an environment where everyone feels welcome, respected, and able to contribute. Building a culture of belonging isn't just something we talk about - it's part of how we work every day.
Specific benefits and offerings may vary by country in line with local regulations and market practices.
At GoTo, you’ll find the flexibility, resources, and support you need to thrive—at work, at home, and everywhere in between. You’ll work towards a shared goal with an open-minded, cohesive team that’s greater than the sum of its parts. We’re committed to creating an inclusive space for everyone, because we know unique perspectives make us a stronger company and community. Join us and be part of a company that invests in your future, where together we’ll Be Real, Think Big, Move Fast, Keep Growing, and stay Customer Obsessed. Learn more.
