Backend Developer - Golang

Role: Backend Developer

Location: USA (REMOTE)

Duration: Contractual

Experience Req: 5+ Years

Working Time Zone : PST (09:00 AM – 05:00 PM PST)

Key Responsibilities

·       Design, build, and maintain Go based backend services, including API layers and internal processing components

·       Develop new features and enhance existing APIs to support scientifi c and computational workfl ows

·       Deploy, operate, and troubleshoot applications in Kubernetes (EKS) environments

·       Implement and maintain logging, monitoring, and observability solutions to ensure system health and performance

·       Define and track key metrics, set up alerts, and build dashboards for proactive issue detection

·       Collaborate with platform and infrastructure teams to ensure seamless integration with cloud native systems

·       Participate in system design discussions, focusing on scalability, reliability, performance, and observability

·       Monitor application health and performance, and proactively resolve production issues

·       Contribute to CI/CD pipelines and improve deployment workfl ows

·       Write clean, maintainable, and well tested code following best practices

·       Provide support and mentorship to junior engineers when needed

Required Skills

·       Go Programming: Strong hands-on experience building production grade backend services in Go

·       Kubernetes / EKS: Experience deploying and managing applications in Kubernetes, preferably on AWS EKS

·       API Development: Solid experience designing and building RESTful (or similar) APIs

·       Observability: Experience with logging, monitoring, and alerting tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, CloudWatch, ELK stack, OpenTelemetry)

·       Cloud (AWS): Working knowledge of AWS services (e.g., EKS, EC2, S3, IAM, VPC)

·       Linux Systems: Strong understanding of Linux fundamentals, system behavior, and troubleshooting

·       Version Control: Profi ciency with Git and modern development workfl ows

·       Debugging & Troubleshooting: Ability to diagnose issues across application and infrastructure layers

Desired Qualifications

·       Bachelor''s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.

·       5+ years of experience in backend software engineering with a strong focus on Go (Golang) development.

·       Proven experience designing, developing, and maintaining scalable RESTful APIs and backend services in production environments.

·       Strong experience working with microservices and distributed systems architectures.

·       Demonstrated expertise in building high-performance, reliable, and maintainable backend applications.

·       Solid understanding of API design principles, service integration patterns, authentication, authorization, and API security best practices.

·       Experience optimizing application performance, scalability, and reliability in cloud-based environments.

·       Strong problem-solving, analytical, and debugging skills.

·       Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams.

Preferred / Nice-to-Have Skills

·       Experience with distributed tracing and observability frameworks

·       Experience with web development (frontend frameworks or full-stack exposure)

·       Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines (e.g., GitLab CI/CD)

·       Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible)

·       Knowledge of Docker and containerization best practices

·       Understanding of cloud security and best practices

·       Exposure to high performance computing or scientific platforms