Development Engineer 4(Golang)

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Role Overview

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Development Engineer 4 with 8–10 years of experience to design, build, and scale high-performance backend systems using Golang. The ideal candidate will have a strong foundation in core programming, system design, distributed architectures, cloud-native development, security practices, and AI-driven engineering.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and develop scalable, high-performance backend services using Golang
• Build and operate distributed systems and microservices architectures
• Contribute to end-to-end system design, including API contracts, data models, and architecture decisions
• Drive cloud-native development leveraging modern DevOps and deployment practices
• Ensure code quality, testability, and maintainability through best practices and design patterns
• Integrate and leverage AI/ML-driven capabilities where applicable
• Implement and enforce secure coding practices and platform security standards
• Collaborate across teams (Dev, QA, DevOps, Platform) to deliver reliable solutions
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to engineering excellence and best practices

Required Qualifications

• 8–10 years of experience in software development with strong backend expertise
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
• Hands-on experience in Golang development for production systems
• Exposure to AI/ML concepts, tooling, or AI-assisted development workflows
• Strong understanding of Data structures, algorithms, and core programming fundamentals
• Design patterns and clean coding practices
• Distributed systems (scalability, fault tolerance, resiliency)
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS / Azure / GCP) and microservices architecture
• Working knowledge of SQL or NoSQL – Cassandra, Mongo or Postgres preferred
• Strong exposure to REST/gRPC APIs
• Event-driven architectures (Kafka, messaging systems)
• Observability (logging, monitoring, tracing)
• Solid understanding of security best practices (authentication, authorization, secure APIs)

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with additional languages such as Python, Java, or Scala
• Experience in platform engineering, DevOps, or SRE practices
• Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and automated testing frameworks

Key Competencies

• Strong problem-solving and analytical thinking
• Ability to own and deliver end-to-end features
• Effective collaboration and communication skills
• Focus on quality, reliability, and scalability
• Continuous learning mindset with interest in emerging technologies (AI, cloud, distributed systems)

Nice-to-Have Impact Areas

• Driving engineering initiatives (AI adoption, platform improvements)
• Improving system reliability, cost optimization, and operational efficiency
• Contributing to technical roadmap and architectural evolution

Disclaimer: This information has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this role. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications.

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