Senior Golang Developer - Backend Services

About the Role :

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Golang Developer to join our backend engineering team. This role requires strong technical expertise in building scalable, high-performance systems using Go, as well as a deep understanding of backend architecture, microservices, and cloud-native development.

You will play a key role in designing and leading the development of core services and mentoring junior team :

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend services using Golang.
• Architect and implement RESTful APIs and microservice-based systems.
• Optimize application performance, reliability, and scalability.
• Collaborate with DevOps and frontend teams for full-stack integration.
• Guide code reviews, enforce coding best practices, and provide technical leadership.
• Mentor junior developers and contribute to team knowledge sharing.
• Stay current with industry trends and technologies and proactively suggest :
• 4+ years of backend development experience, with at least 3 years in Golang.
• Strong understanding of Golang internals, concurrency patterns, memory management, and performance tuning.
• Proficiency in building and integrating RESTful APIs and distributed systems.
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS / GCP / Azure), containerization (Docker), and orchestration (Kubernetes).
• Good knowledge of relational and non-relational databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, MongoDB , Cockroach DB , YugabyteDB).
• Familiarity with CI / CD pipelines, Git workflows, and monitoring tools (Kubernetes, Docker).
• Excellent problem-solving, debugging, and analytical skills.
• Strong communication and collaboration to Have :
• Experience with event-driven architecture or message brokers (Kafka, RabbitMQ).
• Familiarity with GraphQL, gRPC, or WebSockets.
• Exposure to domain-driven design (DDD) or clean architecture principles.
• Contributions to open source Go projects or active GitHub Role : Software Engineer / Senior Software Engineer.

Experience : 3-6Years.

Employment Type : Full-Time.

Location : Infopark, Kochi.

(ref : hirist.tech)