Go Developer

itsme® has fundamentally changed how people lead their digital lives in Belgium, but we are not stopping there! Do you want to be a driving force to help expand on this success story as part of a talented team that is making a positive impact on society? Then keep on reading, you’ll probably like what you’ll see.

We are itsme®, one of Europe’s fastest-growing scale-ups, with 115 team members and growing. Our mission: to provide a state-of-the-art digital identity solution for all people, enabling them to interact securely in the digital space. Now, only nine years after being founded, close to 8 million citizens use the itsme® app to identify themselves and sign documents online. Starting in Belgium, we successfully launched the itsme app in 32 European countries, with the ambition of becoming an internationally leading player.

We are looking for a skilled Backend Developer to join our expanding technology team. In this role, you will play a key part in building and modernizing our backend architecture, contributing to the development of a secure, scalable, and high-performance platform.

What your job looks like

• Develop and maintain backend systems, ensuring scalability, security, and performance.

• Participate in the design and implementation of a modern microservices architecture using Go.

• Translate functional requirements into clean, efficient, and well-documented code.

• Contribute to backend restructuring efforts, helping to build a future-proof infrastructure.

• Work closely with the Tech Lead, frontend developers, QA engineers, product owners, and architects in an Agile development environment.

• Engage in sprint planning, stand-ups, and retrospectives, contributing to continuous improvement.

• Support DevOps initiatives, optimizing CI/CD pipelines, and leveraging cloud technologies.

• Contribute to internal knowledge sharing, helping to build a strong in-house backend development team.