Golang Backend Developer - Remote

The fast paced and exciting technology division of Our Client’ is looking for an intermediate Backend Developer

to work with our team on our cloud-based technology platform. You will work with a world class technology

team developing web applications that serve our customers with the best possible user experience and

empower them to take advantage of our unique services.

Our Technology Stack

• GoLang and Java on the Backend

• ReactJS and JSF on the front end

• MySQL and Couchbase as our datastore

• Deployed as monolith and Docker micro-services in GCP

What you will do

• Collaborate with product team members to understand business goals, comprehend and refine stories

• Estimate development tasks

• Develop code in GoLang & Java to resolve tasks, including implementing unit test coverage

• Keen ability to reverse engineer and trace existing code logic to identify implementation details and

delivery a defect free implementation

• Identifies potential impediments and bottlenecks; steering the course so commitments are met and

projects remain on track

• Troubleshoot and debug defects when required

What you will bring

• 5+ years of experience working on backend applications

• Excellent English skills, both written and oral communication

• 2+ years of experience respectively using GoLang and Java 8+ developing enterprise grade solutions

• Proficient building and using RESTful APIs; understanding HTTP request methods and response status

codes and when to apply them

• Passion for technology with the ability & desire to pick up new tech (e.g XSLT, GCP) when required

• Solid understanding of good code architecture, design and testing best practices

• Experience with micro-services and containers (Docker)

• Understand the value of documentation and design then code approach

• University Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or equivalent knowledge/experience

Nice To Have

• Experience with XSLT to transform XML into different structures

• Familiarity with open source stack tools and software, including: Linux, Apache Tomcat, ActiveMQ & Solr

• Developing with cloud native services on Google’s Cloud Platform (e.g. Pub Sub, Cloud Build & Run)

• Data analysis and engineering using Python