Golang Engineer

Golang Engineer

Must Have Technical/Functional Skills

The Engineer II - Premium serves as a senior individual contributor with end-to-end technical and delivery ownership for complex backend and frontend systems. This role is accountable for interpreting the roadmap-level technical strategy and developing the execution strategy for other engineers, translating architectural vision and enterprise standards into clear, actionable engineering plans. They will own the development, quality, resiliency, observability, and operational readiness across the full lifecycle-from proof of concept through general availability and iterative refinement. The role partners closely with Staff Architects and senior stakeholders, drives technical direction, establishes governance standards, and acts as the primary technical escalation point for Engineer II and Engineer III, providing design guidance, trade-off analysis, and prioritization to unblock delivery and reduce risk. The Engineer II - Premium is wholly responsible for delivering defined initiatives and ensuring alignment with enterprise engineering standards.

• 8+ years of professional software engineering experience
• Deep expertise in Golang, distributed systems, and cloud-native architectures
• Strong hands-on experience with Kubernetes, Docker, GitHub, CI/CD pipelines
• Proven experience leading end-to-end delivery of large-scale systems
• Advanced knowledge of testing, observability, and production operations
• Demonstrated ability to influence senior technical and business stakeholders
• Strong written and visual communication skills for technical documentation and diagrams

Core Responsibilities

• Backend Architecture & Development
• Design and implement backend services in Golang
• Build and maintain integrations with Platform, CI/CD, and Change Management tooling (e.g., GitHub Actions, XLR)
• Establish and evolve Kubernetes foundations, containerization via Docker, and GitHub-based workflows
• Follow our framework for phased policy enforcement (audit, warn, enforce, gate)
• Frontend Architecture & Development
• Lead frontend architecture and implementation using React
• Develop and maintain OneApp-based applications (highly preferred)
• Ensure frontend/backend contract alignment and performance
• Data Modeling & Systems Design
• Define appropriate data structures, schemas, and artifacts
• Ensure efficient, secure, and scalable data storage and data flow patterns
• End-to-End Ownership
• Own delivery from POC MVP GA post-GA refinement
• Accountable for functional and non-functiona l requirements
• Quality, Stability, and Performance
• Define and enforce QA strategies
• Implement regression test integrations
• Lead performance and load testing initiatives
• Drive resiliency and stability improvements
• Apply evidence-based testing practices
• Observability
• Design and integrate O11Y, metrics, logging, and alerting
• Ensure systems meet SLOs and operational expectations
• Architecture & Governance
• Produce and maintain architecture diagrams and ADRs (e.g., Draw.io)
• Ensure technical alignment with senior stakeholders
• Participate in and influence governance forums
• Leadership & Mentorship
• Provide technical direction to Engineer II and Engineer III roles
• Review and improve documentation (customer-facing, user, architectural, internal)
• Partner with Staff Architects on solution design and delivery
• Set technical direction and execution strategy for other engineers, translating architectural vision and enterprise standards into clear, actionable engineering plans.
• Act as the primary technical escalation point for Engineer II and Engineer III, providing design guidance, trade-off analysis, and prioritization to unblock delivery and reduce risk.
• Help interpret roadmap-level technical strategy in partnership with Staff Architecture and senior stakeholders, ensuring near-term delivery aligns with long-term platform and governance objectives.

Salary Range- $125,000-$130,000 a year