Golang Architect

Job Title :Golang Architect

Location:Jersey City NJ,

Job type :Contract

Exp:12+ Years

Key Responsibilities

Architecture & Design

• Design and implement scalable, resilient, and maintainable software architectures using Golang.
• Define technical standards, coding guidelines, and architectural best practices.
• Lead the design of microservices, APIs, event-driven systems, and distributed applications.
• Create architecture diagrams, technical specifications, and design documentation.
• Evaluate and recommend new technologies, frameworks, and tools.

Development & Engineering Leadership

• Provide hands-on technical leadership and contribute to critical code components.
• Review code, designs, and technical solutions for quality and performance.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to ensure architectural consistency.
• Drive adoption of software engineering best practices, including CI/CD and DevOps methodologies.
• Mentor senior developers and engineering teams.

Cloud & Infrastructure

• Architect cloud-native solutions on AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform.
• Design containerized applications using Docker and Kubernetes.
• Implement observability solutions including logging, monitoring, and tracing.
• Ensure high availability, disaster recovery, and scalability requirements are met.

Performance & Security

• Optimize application performance, concurrency, and resource utilization.
• Design secure authentication, authorization, and data protection mechanisms.
• Ensure compliance with security standards and organizational policies.
• Conduct architecture reviews and risk assessments.

Stakeholder Collaboration

• Work closely with product managers, engineering leaders, DevOps teams, and business stakeholders.
• Translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions.
• Participate in strategic technology planning and roadmap discussions.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor''s or Master''s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• 10+ years of software development experience.
• 5+ years of hands-on experience with Golang in production environments.
• Proven experience designing large-scale distributed systems.
• Strong understanding of microservices architecture and RESTful APIs.
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform).
• Expertise in containerization and orchestration technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.
• Strong knowledge of SQL and NoSQL databases.
• Experience with messaging and streaming platforms such as Apache Kafka, RabbitMQ, or NATS.
• Deep understanding of concurrency, networking, and performance optimization in Go.