Golang Developer

Job Description

We are looking for a Sr. Software Developer to join our Backend Engineering team. Specifically, you will be: Collaborating with the product, design and operations teams to build a world class product Developing, owning and maintaining highly scalable distributed services and solutions Implementing a microservices based architecture using Golang and Python Ensure application performance, uptime, and maintaining high standards of code quality Maintaining continuous integration and deployment tools; creating unit and integration tests for written software code Ok, you're sold, but what are we looking for in the perfect candidate Expertise: You know how to code in Go. You understand our tech stack and can be productive with it. In other words, you've done this before. Action oriented: You love to build. You like to ship fast and quickly iterate. Creativity: You enjoy listening to user feedback and then building product in novel ways. You're resourceful and enjoy finding alternate paths to success. Problem solving: you use data to help point you in the correct direction. You optimize relentlessly. You think business and engineering problems are like puzzles and you stick with them until they are solved. Humility: You're humble and love working in a team without ego to deliver products Adaptability: You thrive in a fast-moving organization that uses light-weight process and cutting-edge technology to have a huge impact. Confidence: You trust your abilities and you're ready to push yourself to the next level. Qualifications* Strong product development experience in building distributed systems and microservices. Strong programming skills using Go Strong foundation in data structures, algorithms and a strong understanding of concurrent programming. Superior organization, written/verbal communication, interpersonal and leadership skills Ability to collaborate effectively with cross functional teams to solve complex problems and building products spanning across geographically distributed teams to deliver end-to-end products & features Ability to multi-task and re-prioritize responsibilities based on changing requirements Bachelors/Masters degree from a Tier 1 college or university It will be a huge plus if you have: Experience working with gRPC, gRPC context and Protocol Buffers Experience with infrastructure and systems engineering, and scaling services on cloud computing platforms like GCP