Senior Golang Developer

Key Responsibilities

• Design & Architecture: Lead the design and development of complex software systems, from concept to deployment. This includes creating and maintaining microservices, APIs, and other backend components.
• Development & Implementation: Write clean, efficient, and well-documented code in Go. Ensure applications are scalable, testable, and maintainable.
• Technical Leadership: Act as a technical leader and subject matter expert for the Go language and its ecosystem. Provide guidance, mentorship, and support to other developers on the team.
• Problem-Solving: Proactively identify and resolve complex technical challenges, including performance bottlenecks, security vulnerabilities, and system-level issues.
• Collaboration: Work closely with cross-functional teams, including product managers, DevOps engineers, and front-end developers, to translate business requirements into technical specifications and deliver integrated solutions.
• Code Quality: Conduct thorough code reviews, enforce coding standards and best practices, and contribute to a culture of high-quality engineering.
• Continuous Improvement: Stay up-to-date with the latest industry trends and emerging technologies in the Go ecosystem and cloud-native development. Recommend and implement improvements to our development processes and tools.

Required Qualifications

• Experience:

  5+ years of professional experience in software development, with at least 3+ years of hands-on experience as a primary Go (Golang) developer.

• Core Go Skills:

  Deep understanding of Go's core concepts, including concurrency (goroutines and channels), garbage collection, and the standard library.

• System Design:

  Proven experience in designing and building scalable, distributed systems and microservices architectures.

• Web Services:

  Expertise in building and consuming RESTful APIs and gRPC services.

• Databases: S

  trong proficiency with both SQL and NoSQL databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL, Redis, MongoDB). Experience with database schema design and performance optimization is a must.

• DevOps & Cloud:

  Experience with containerization technologies like Docker and orchestration platforms like Kubernetes. Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure).

• Version Control:

  Excellent command of Git and collaborative development workflows.

• Problem-Solving:

  Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills with a keen attention to detail.

• Communication:

  Strong verbal and written communication skills. Ability to effectively articulate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Preferred Skills (Bonus Points)

• Experience with specific Go frameworks (e.g., Gin, Echo, Revel).
• Experience with message queues or streaming platforms (e.g., RabbitMQ, Kafka, NATS).
• Familiarity with test-driven development (TDD) and a strong commitment to writing unit and integration tests.
• Experience working in an Agile/Scrum environment.
• A bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.