Senior Golang Engineer

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Job Title: Senior Golang Engineer

Type: Remote
Coverage: Pacific Hours (8:00 AM – 5:00 PM PST)

Job Description:

We are looking for an experienced Senior Golang Engineer to join our engineering team. This role focuses on building and maintaining large-scale cloud-native applications with Golang while working extensively with Kubernetes, containers, and distributed systems. The ideal candidate has deep expertise in Golang, enjoys debugging complex production environments, and thrives in a fast-paced engineering culture with a strong emphasis on code quality and Test Driven Development.

Key Responsibilities:

Golang Development

  • Design, develop, refactor, and maintain large Golang codebases.

  • Demonstrate deep knowledge of Golang, including language internals.

  • Read, understand, and contribute to complex existing codebases.

  • Write comprehensive unit and integration tests using the standard Golang library, Ginkgo, and Gomega.

  • Apply Test Driven Development (TDD) practices throughout the software development lifecycle.

Troubleshooting and Debugging

  • Troubleshoot production applications using logs, profiling, and debugging tools.

  • Investigate and resolve performance issues across distributed systems.

  • Analyze production issues and implement long-term solutions to improve reliability.

Kubernetes and Container Platforms

  • Deploy, scale, and maintain applications running on Kubernetes.

  • Work with Kubernetes internals, including resource quota management and cluster behavior.

  • Optimize workloads running in containerized environments.

  • Utilize Docker and container technologies as part of the software delivery lifecycle.

Linux, Infrastructure, and Monitoring

  • Leverage Linux system knowledge, including control groups (cgroups) and resource management.

  • Work with PostgreSQL databases in production environments.

  • Utilize Prometheus and monitoring tools to observe application health and performance.

  • Contribute to the reliability and observability of cloud-native services.

API and Microservices Development

  • Design and develop RESTful API services using Golang.

  • Build scalable web and HTTP-based microservices.

  • Collaborate with engineering teams to deliver reliable, high-performance distributed applications.

Qualifications:

Education and Experience

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (preferred).

  • 5+ years of professional software development experience using Golang.

  • Proven experience working with Kubernetes and container technologies.

  • Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment.

Technical Skills

  • Deep expertise in Golang development.

  • Strong understanding of Kubernetes internals and resource management.

  • Hands-on experience with Docker and Linux container technologies.

  • Experience developing APIs and microservices.

  • Proficiency with PostgreSQL.

  • Experience using Prometheus or similar monitoring platforms.

  • Strong debugging and performance profiling skills.

  • Experience practicing Test Driven Development (TDD) with Ginkgo and Gomega.

Preferred Skills

  • Experience reading and understanding Java code.

  • Strong programming experience in Python or Java alongside Kubernetes environments.

  • Experience working with monorepositories.

  • Familiarity with CI tools and automated build pipelines.

  • Experience with Bazel as a build system.

Soft Skills

  • Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.

  • Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

  • Ability to work independently while contributing effectively within a distributed engineering team.

  • Comfortable working in a fast-paced, highly technical environment.

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