Go Developer
Posted 10 Sep 2025
Advertised as “GO Developers (Contractors)”
BranchFactor Summary
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- Expected experience
- 5–8 yrs
- Management level
- People management
- Contract
- Contract
Compensation
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Role speciality
Backend DevelopmentMicroservices
Useful technologies
AWSAzureDockerDynamoDBGCPGitGoKafkaKubernetesPostgreSQLReactRedis
Job Title: Senior Go Developer (5–8 Years Experience, PostgreSQL)
Type: Contractors
Experience: 4–6 years
About the Role
We are seeking an experienced Senior Go Developer who is proficient in building scalable, high-performance backend applications. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in the Go programming language and hands-on experience with PostgreSQL database systems. You will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining robust backend services, ensuring data integrity, performance, and security.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain backend services using Go (Golang)
- Implement efficient data models and database schemas in PostgreSQL
- Optimize database queries and ensure high performance for large-scale applications
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, and ship new features
- Write clean, maintainable, and well-documented code
- Troubleshoot, debug, and upgrade existing systems
- Integrate data storage solutions and ensure data security and compliance
- Architect, implement, and maintain microservices-based solutions.
- Participate in code reviews and mentor junior developers
- Work with DevOps to deploy and monitor applications in cloud environments (AWS, GCP, or Azure)
- Contribute to technical documentation and best practices
Required Skills and Qualifications
- 5–8 years of professional software development experience, with at least 3 years in Go
- Strong proficiency in PostgreSQL, including schema design, query optimization, and performance tuning
- Experience building RESTful APIs, microservices and working with JSON
- Familiarity with version control systems (Git)
- Understanding of distributed systems and cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, or Azure)
- Solid knowledge of data structures, algorithms, and software design principles
- Excellent problem-solving and communication skills
- Experience with Kubernetes and Docker
- Familiarity with Kafka
Nice-to-Have Skills
- Knowledge of NoSQL databases (e.g., DynamoDB, Redis) and key-value stores
- Familiarity with front-end technologies (React) is a plus
- Familiarity with Kafka