Golang Job: Senior Backend Engineer Golang

Position Title: Senior Backend Engineer Golang

Experience Required: 10+ years
Location: [Washington, DC]
Employment Type: Contract (W2 only)

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the design and development of robust, scalable, and high-performance backend services using Golang.

• Architect and maintain microservices-based systems, ensuring modular and maintainable code.

• Collaborate with product managers, architects, and cross-functional teams to deliver clean, reliable code.

• Build RESTful/GraphQL APIs, integrate with third-party systems, and manage API versioning.

• Own the full software development lifecycle (SDLC) from planning and coding to testing and deployment.

• Work with CI/CD pipelines, version control, and automation tools to streamline delivery.

• Mentor junior developers, perform code reviews, and promote engineering best practices.

• Proactively identify performance bottlenecks and optimize existing systems.

• Work with containerized applications (Docker, Kubernetes) and deploy services in cloud environments (AWS/Google Cloud Platform/Azure).

Key Skills & Technologies:

• Core expertise in Golang (Go) advanced concepts like goroutines, channels, concurrency models

• Strong experience in RESTful APIs, gRPC, GraphQL, and API security

• In-depth understanding of data structures, algorithms, and backend architecture

• Experience in RDBMS (PostgreSQL/MySQL) and NoSQL databases (MongoDB/Redis/Cassandra)

• Hands-on with Docker, Kubernetes, and service mesh (Istio/Linkerd nice to have)

• Familiarity with message queues (Kafka, NATS, RabbitMQ, AWS SQS)

• Strong knowledge of microservices architecture, system design, distributed computing

• Cloud-native development with AWS/Google Cloud Platform/Azure (serverless is a plus)

• CI/CD tools like Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, etc.

• Version control using Git

Nice to Have:

• Experience with observability tools Prometheus, Grafana, Jaeger

• Exposure to DevOps/SRE practices

• Familiarity with Terraform, Helm, and infrastructure-as-code concepts

• Domain experience in FinTech, eCommerce, SaaS, or high-scale platforms

Who You Are:

• A passionate backend engineer with a strong track record of delivering complex systems

• Deeply knowledgeable in Golang and cloud-native ecosystems

• A problem solver and system thinker with a knack for clean, readable, and testable code

• A team player who enjoys mentoring others and continuously learning

• Comfortable working in Agile/Scrum environments

Education:

• Bachelor s or Master s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related discipline