Location: [Texas / New York / Remote / Hybrid specify as needed]
Employment Type: Full-Time
Department: Engineering / Software Development
We are looking for an experienced Golang Developer to join our backend engineering team. The ideal candidate will be passionate about building scalable, efficient, and high-performance backend systems using Go. You'll work on designing APIs, optimizing microservices, and building robust distributed systems that power mission-critical applications.
Key Responsibilities:Design, build, and maintain efficient, reusable, and reliable Go code.
Develop and maintain backend services, APIs, and microservices.
Collaborate with frontend developers, DevOps engineers, and product managers to deliver end-to-end features.
Write unit, integration, and performance tests to ensure code quality.
Troubleshoot and debug production issues and provide solutions.
Optimize application performance and scalability.
Participate in code reviews, design discussions, and continuous improvement initiatives.
8+ years of experience in backend development with a focus on Go (Golang).
Solid understanding of Go idioms, channels, concurrency, and performance tuning.
Experience with RESTful APIs, gRPC, and microservices architecture.
Familiarity with containerization tools like Docker and orchestration platforms like Kubernetes.
Proficiency with databases: PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, or similar.
Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines, Git workflows, and DevOps principles.
Strong understanding of data structures, algorithms, and software design patterns.
Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure).
Familiarity with message brokers (Kafka, RabbitMQ, NATS).
Experience in performance monitoring, logging, and distributed tracing tools (Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry).
Previous contributions to open-source Golang projects are a plus.