Golang Developer, Backend & Distributed Systems
Overview
You will own backend services built on Golang, architecting distributed systems that scale to millions of requests. You'll join a tight-knit engineering team in Seattle, collaborating on microservices, REST APIs, and infrastructure. This contract role puts you in charge of production applications from day one, with direct visibility into system design decisions.
What You'll Do6
- 1Build and maintain backend services using Golang for high-throughput applications.
- 2Design and implement REST APIs serving internal and external clients.
- 3Architect distributed systems with a focus on horizontal scalability and fault tolerance.
- 4Debug production issues and optimize system performance under load.
- 5Ship new features end-to-end, from schema design to deployment.
- 6Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define API contracts and data models.
Requirements5
- 13+ years writing production Golang code.
- 22+ years building distributed systems, including message queues and eventual consistency.
- 3Strong experience with RESTful API design and implementation.
- 4Hands-on with containerization (Docker and Kubernetes).
- 5Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience.
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