Backend Engineer (GoLang)

Job Description

This role is for one of the Weekday's clients

Salary range: Rs 2500000 - Rs 3000000 (ie INR 25-30 LPA)
Min Experience: 4 years

Location: India

JobType: full-time

We are seeking a skilled Backend Engineer with expertise in GoLang to join our team. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in building scalable APIs, web servers, and distributed systems, ensuring seamless integration and optimal performance of various services.

Requirements

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain APIs to support multiple applications.
• Build efficient, scalable, and reliable web servers.
• Collaborate with frontend developers to integrate user-facing elements with backend logic.
• Optimize existing systems for performance, scalability, and reliability.
• Troubleshoot and debug production issues, ensuring smooth system operation.
• Stay updated with emerging technologies and best practices in backend development.

Requirements

Must Have:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field.
• 4-8 years of experience in backend development.
• Strong understanding of distributed systems and familiarity with event-driven architectures.
• Proficiency in GoLang and writing clean, maintainable code.
• Experience with databases (SQL, NoSQL, Elasticsearch).
• Hands-on experience with Git and version control systems.
• Strong problem-solving skills and a collaborative mindset.

Good to Have:

• Experience with full-text search engines like Elasticsearch.
• Familiarity with streaming systems or messaging queues (Kafka, RabbitMQ, etc.).
• Knowledge of Helm charts or similar tools for Kubernetes deployments.
• Understanding of multiple transport layer protocols.