Go Backend Developer

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

• Enterprise middleware and integration architecture strategy.
• API and microservices architecture governance.
• Platform scalability, resilience, and non-functional standards.
• Security, compliance, and architectural best practices.
• Technical leadership and cross-team alignment.

• Define and maintain reference architectures, design standards, and patterns for middleware, APIs, and distributed systems.
• Architect cloud-native, containerized services and integration solutions that are scalable, secure, and highly available.
• Govern API lifecycle management, including design guidelines, versioning strategies, traffic management, and consumption models.
• Collaborate with DevOps, security, and operations teams to ensure observability, automation, and platform readiness for production workloads.
• Provide architectural guidance, conduct design reviews, and mentor engineering teams while engaging stakeholders and vendors as required.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or similar, with minimally 4 years of relevant work experience
• Strong proficiency in Go (Golang) or Kubernetes with at least 1 year of hands‑on experience building backend services
• Solid understanding of RESTful API design and implementation
• Experience with microservices architecture and service‑to‑service 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)

• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
• Knowledge of event‑driven 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 high‑availability or high‑throughput systems
• Exposure to DevOps practices and production troubleshooting

• Strong problem‑solving and analytical skills
• Ability to work independently and collaborate in cross‑functional teams
• Clear communication and documentation skills
• Ownership mindset and attention to production quality