Senior Golang Developer

Summary

Join our team as a Senior Golang Developer and contribute to the design, development, and deployment of scalable backend applications. This 6-month renewable contract position, based remotely in the Philippines, requires extensive Golang experience and a strong understanding of backend development principles. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to build high-performance, distributed systems. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record in designing and developing RESTful APIs, microservices, and other backend components. This role demands proficiency in various technologies and a commitment to writing clean, maintainable code.

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience in backend development, with at least 5 years of Golang experience
• Strong understanding of concurrency, memory management, and garbage collection in Golang
• Experience with RESTful APIs, gRPC, and GraphQL
• Hands-on experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines
• Experience working with SQL and NoSQL databases such as PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, or Redis
• Familiarity with cloud platforms like AWS, GCP, or Azure
• Strong understanding of microservices architecture and distributed systems
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work independently
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable, high-performance backend services using Golang
• Develop APIs, microservices, and other backend components
• Optimize existing code for better performance and scalability
• Collaborate with DevOps teams to ensure seamless deployment and infrastructure optimization
• Write clean, maintainable, and well-documented code following best practices
• Troubleshoot, debug, and optimize application performance
• Participate in code reviews, architecture discussions, and system design
• Stay up to date with the latest industry trends, tools, and technologies

Preferred Qualifications

Knowledge of message queues (Kafka, RabbitMQ)