Go Backend Developer

Job Description

This role exists to define, standardize, and evolve the enterprise middleware and integration architecture to support growing digital, partner, and internal platform demands. As systems scale in volume and complexity, the organization requires a cohesive architecture that ensures reliability, security, and reuse across services and integrations. The role provides technical leadership to align business requirements with cloud-native, API-driven solutions while reducing operational risk and complexity.

Accountabilities: Areas this person needs to own

1. Enterprise middleware and integration architecture strategy.

2. API and microservices architecture governance.

3. Platform scalability, resilience, and non-functional standards.

4. Security, compliance, and architectural best practices.

5. Technical leadership and cross-team alignment.

Responsibilities:

1. Define and maintain reference architectures, design standards, and patterns for middleware, APIs, and distributed systems.

2. Architect cloud-native, containerized services and integration solutions that are scalable, secure, and highly available.

3. Govern API lifecycle management, including design guidelines, versioning strategies, traffic management, and consumption models.

4. Collaborate with DevOps, security, and operations teams to ensure observability, automation, and platform readiness for production workloads.

5. Provide architectural guidance, conduct design reviews, and mentor engineering teams while engaging stakeholders and vendors as required.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience
• Strong proficiency in Go (Golang) with handson experience building backend services
• Solid understanding of RESTful API design and implementation
• Experience with microservices architecture and servicetoservice communication
• Strong knowledge of concurrency, goroutines, and channels in Go
• Proficiency in SQL and/or NoSQL databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Redis)
• Experience with containerization (Docker) and basic Kubernetes concepts
• Familiarity with Git and modern CI/CD pipelines
• Understanding of authentication, authorization, and security best practices
• Ability to write clean, testable, and maintainable code (unit and integration testing)

Preferred / NicetoHave Qualifications

• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
• Knowledge of eventdriven architectures (Kafka, RabbitMQ, NATS, etc.)
• Experience with API gateways, service meshes, or reverse proxies
• Familiarity with observability tools (logging, metrics, tracing Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry)
• Prior experience supporting highavailability or highthroughput systems
• Exposure to DevOps practices and production troubleshooting

Soft Skills

• Strong problemsolving and analytical skills
• Ability to work independently and collaborate in crossfunctional teams
• Clear communication and documentation skills

Ownership mindset and attention to production quality