Software Engineer (Focus AI) - Contract 2 years

Job Summary

Go Engineers are responsible for building and maintaining scalable, high-performance backend services. They ensure high code quality, reliability, and security while delivering features on schedule. The ideal candidate demonstrates technical excellence, solid engineering principles, hands-on Go expertise, and the ability to mentor teammates while continuously improving system design and performance.

Job Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain backend services and APIs primarily in Go, ensuring reliability, scalability, and maintainability (30%).
• Write unit tests, integration tests, and performance benchmarks using Go testing frameworks to ensure quality and prevent regressions (20%).
• Investigate, troubleshoot, and resolve production incidents and performance bottlenecks (20%).
• Collaborate with Product Owners, Analysts, and Engineers to clarify requirements, estimate effort, and deliver solutions effectively (20%).
• Stay up-to-date with Go ecosystem advancements, industry best practices, and contribute to improving team tools and processes (10%).

Background / Experiences, Knowledge & Skills

• BSc/BEng in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field.
• 3–5 years of software engineering experience with at least 2+ years hands-on Go development.
• Strong experience with Go frameworks/libraries (e.g., Gin, Echo, Fiber, Go-kit, gRPC).
• Experience building CI/CD pipelines and containerized deployments (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Solid experience with relational and non-relational databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Redis).
• Experience with distributed systems, message brokers (Kafka, NATS, RabbitMQ), and microservice architecture.
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure).
• Familiarity with REST and gRPC APIs, performance optimization, and system monitoring.

Knowledge & Skills

• Proficiency in Go testing tools (e.g., testing, testify, ginkgo, gomega, go-mock).
• Familiarity with observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry, Jaeger).
• Understanding of event-driven architecture and streaming platforms.
• Strong debugging and performance tuning skills.
• Good teamwork, collaboration, and mentoring abilities.
• Strong communication in English and ability to work effectively under pressure