Senior Golang Developer onsite contract role in Washington, DC | Local to DMV area Only |

Washington, DC, US • Posted 2 hours ago • Updated 2 hours ago
Contract W2
Contract Independent
Contract Corp To Corp
No Travel Required
On-site
$70 - $75/hr
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Job Details

Skills

  • GoLang
  • Media Analysis Framework
  • Docker
  • Terraform
  • SQL
  • NOSQL
  • ai

Summary

Job Title: Senior Golang Developer
Location: Washington, DC 
Duration: 12+ months contract
IV Process: 2 Rounds + Coding Challenge
LinkedIn Must

About the Role

We are seeking a Senior (Level IV) GoLang Developer to lead development initiatives and deliver high-quality, scalable solutions in a cloud-native, distributed systems environment. This role requires strong hands-on expertise in Go, ownership of complex technical problems, and the ability to drive projects from design through delivery.

You will be part of the Media Analysis Framework (MAF) team, building pipelines and components that power media analytics for NBCUniversal Peacock.


Key Responsibilities

  • Lead design, development, and testing of Go-based applications
  • Build and maintain media analysis pipeline components
  • Write clean, efficient, and scalable code following best practices
  • Troubleshoot, debug, and resolve production issues
  • Refactor existing systems to improve performance and maintainability
  • Break down business requirements into technical tasks and estimates
  • Participate in architecture and solution design discussions
  • Work with distributed systems, messaging platforms, and databases
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver robust solutions

Required Qualifications

  • 6+ years of hands-on experience with Go (Golang)
  • Strong experience working in Linux environments
    • PKI & certificate management
    • SSH key management
  • Experience with containers & orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes)
  • Hands-on experience with Terraform and infrastructure automation
  • Experience with cloud platforms (AWS and/or Azure)
  • Strong understanding of distributed systems architecture
  • Experience with messaging systems such as:
    • Kafka
    • NATS
    • Kinesis
  • Experience with SQL and NoSQL databases
  • Proficiency with version control systems (Git/GitHub)

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience with AI or video-based systems
  • Experience building MCP servers
  • Familiarity with authentication systems (SSO, MFA)
  • Experience with Active Directory / LDAP
  • Frontend experience with React
  • Programming experience in Python or C
  • Experience working in private cloud environments
  • Relevant certifications:
    • AWS
    • Azure
    • Kubernetes
    • Terraform

Additional Notes

  • This is a senior-level leadership role; candidates should be comfortable owning initiatives and driving results
  • Strong communication and problem-solving skills are essential
  • Two positions are open (repost requirement)
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  • Dice Id: 80167591
  • Position Id: 29832-12844-1012
  • Posted 2 hours ago
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