GoLang Developer

• Learn and understand requirements, and design, develop, and maintain Golang backend services to meet those needs.
• Design, build, and maintain backend microservices, including new services architected and developed from scratch.
• Collaborate with other developers, QA, and management to review, verify, and test code prior to release.
• Plan and execute database migrations and schema changes, updating related application code as required.
• Follow established best practices for source code repository management, unit testing, and the application release cycle.
• Communicate directly with clients to address issues, respond to queries, and provide status updates.
• Track and manage assigned work using the team’s project management tooling.

Technical Requirements

Required Skills & Experience

• Minimum 5 years of professional experience programming in Go (Golang), with applications running on Linux servers.
• Proven experience with microservices architecture, Kubernetes, and Docker.
• Proficient with GitHub for version control and team collaboration.
• Expert-level database skills, with hands‑on expertise in PostgreSQL.
• Experience with database migrations, schema changes, and related code modifications.
• Experience with gRPC and Protobuf for inter-service communication.
• Experience with Redis for caching.
• Experience with event-driven / message-driven architectures (e.g., NATS, Kafka, RabbitMQ, or similar pub-sub systems).

Nice to Have

• Experience with JIRA or other task/project management tools.
• Experience with GitHub Actions or similar CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience deploying via Helm charts on GKE / Google Cloud.
• Exposure to distributed tracing and observability tooling (OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, Grafana).
• Exposure to integrating LLM/AI APIs or third-party AI services (e.g., OpenAI) into backend systems.

Qualifications & Competencies

Experience

• Minimum 5 years of overall professional software engineering experience, with a strong focus on Golang and backend systems.
• Ability to multitask effectively across competing priorities and deadlines.
• Positive, empathetic, and professional attitude toward colleagues and clients.
• Strong command of written and spoken US English (reading, writing, and speaking).
• Flexible and willing to take on additional responsibilities; able to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Eager to collaborate with clients and developers to enhance overall client satisfaction.