Go (Golang) Developer

About the role

We are seeking a highly skilled Go (Golang) Developer to design, develop, and maintain scalable, high-performance backend applications and microservices. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in Go programming, cloud-native architectures, distributed systems, API development, and modern DevOps practices. This role requires a passion for building reliable, secure, and resilient systems that support business-critical applications. Location: Salt Lake City, UT.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and maintain backend services using Go (Golang).
• Build scalable RESTful APIs, gRPC services, and microservice-based applications.
• Develop high-throughput, low-latency distributed systems.
• Implement concurrent and asynchronous processing using goroutines and channels.
• Integrate applications with databases, third-party APIs, cloud platforms, and enterprise systems.
• Optimize application performance, resource utilization, and system reliability.
• Participate in architecture discussions and technical design reviews.
• Write clean, maintainable, and testable code following software engineering best practices.
• Develop automated unit, integration, and performance tests.
• Implement and support CI/CD pipelines.
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and resolve production issues.
• Collaborate with product managers, architects, DevOps engineers, and cross-functional teams.
• Contribute to technical documentation and knowledge-sharing initiatives.

Requirements

• Programming: Go (Golang)
• Object-Oriented Programming (OOP)
• Concurrent Programming
• Multithreading Concepts
• Data Structures and Algorithms
• Design Patterns
• API Development
• gRPC
• OpenAPI / Swagger
• JSON
• XML
• API Security and Authentication
• Microservices & Distributed Systems
• Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA)
• Event-Driven Architecture
• Asynchronous Processing
• Git
• GitHub
• GitLab
• Bitbucket
• PostgreSQL
• MySQL
• MongoDB
• Redis
• SQL Query Optimization
• Docker
• Kubernetes
• Helm
• Terraform
• CI/CD Pipelines
• Jenkins
• GitHub Actions
• GitLab CI/CD
• AWS
• Microsoft Azure
• Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
• Apache Kafka
• RabbitMQ
• AWS SQS/SNS
• Prometheus
• Grafana
• ELK Stack
• OpenTelemetry
• Splunk

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field.
• 3+ years of professional Go (Golang) development experience.
• Experience building cloud-native and containerized applications.
• Experience working with enterprise integrations and large-scale systems.
• Familiarity with Agile/Scrum methodologies.
• Knowledge of cybersecurity best practices and secure coding standards.
• Experience with performance tuning and scalability optimization.

Skills

• GraphQL
• Elasticsearch
• Istio Service Mesh
• Kubernetes Operators
• Linux Administration
• Serverless Architecture
• Domain-Driven Design (DDD)
• CQRS and Event Sourcing

Ideal Candidate Profile

• Strong backend engineering experience.
• Deep understanding of Go internals and concurrency patterns.
• Experience building scalable microservices in cloud environments.
• Strong problem-solving and debugging skills.