Senior Software Engineer

Job Title : Senior Backend Engineer (5+ Years)

About the firm : Nubra is a fintech startup building reliable, high-performance trading platforms for real-time markets.

About the Role :

We are building a high-performance trading platform where latency and efficiency are critical. You will work on backend systems that handle real-time data , low-latency messaging , and scalable microservices . Your focus will be on building robust, efficient, and maintainable systems , optimising memory and CPU usage, and contributing to the overall architecture of our platform.

Key Responsibilities :

Design, develop, and maintain high-performance backend services in Golang .

Implement microservices and manage their deployment and orchestration on Kubernetes .

Optimise memory usage, concurrency, and system throughput for latency-sensitive applications .

Develop and maintain asynchronous messaging systems (RabbitMQ or equivalent) and caching mechanisms with strong consistency guarantees.

Collaborate with the team to design scalable and resilient architectures .

Write clean, testable, and maintainable code while participating in code reviews .

Debug and troubleshoot performance bottlenecks in distributed systems.

Contribute to design discussions and help make architectural decisions to optimise for speed, reliability, and efficiency.

Required Skills & Experience :

5+ years of backend development experience, preferably with Golang .

Strong understanding of data structures, algorithms, and concurrency .

Experience with distributed systems , message queues , and caching strategies .

Deep understanding of memory management and efficient use of pointers / slices.

Experience with TCP / UDP protocols and network programming fundamentals.

Familiarity with Kubernetes , microservices architecture, and deployment pipelines.

Ability to reason about system performance and optimise for low-latency applications .

Strong problem-solving skills, debugging ability, and a proactive approach to code efficiency.

Nice to Have :

Experience in financial trading systems .

Knowledge of profiling tools , performance benchmarking, and tuning large-scale systems.

What We Offer :

Opportunity to work on real-time trading infrastructure .

Exposure to cutting-edge backend engineering challenges .

Collaborative and fast-paced environment focused on high-performance engineering .