Go (Golang) Developer

Salt Lake City, UT, United States (On-site)

Contract (3 months 11 days)

Published 5 days ago

performance tuning

problem - solving and communication skills

API Security & Authentication

restful apis

OOP programming

We are seeking a highly skilled Go (Golang) Developer to design, develop, and maintain scalable, high-performance backend applications and microservices. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in Go programming, cloud-native architectures, distributed systems, API development, and modern DevOps practices. This role requires a passion for building reliable, secure, and resilient systems that support business-critical applications.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and maintain backend services using Go (Golang).
• Build scalable RESTful APIs, gRPC services, and microservice-based applications.
• Develop high-throughput, low-latency distributed systems.
• Implement concurrent and asynchronous processing using goroutines and channels.
• Integrate applications with databases, third-party APIs, cloud platforms, and enterprise systems.
• Optimize application performance, resource utilization, and system reliability.
• Participate in architecture discussions and technical design reviews.
• Write clean, maintainable, and testable code following software engineering best practices.
• Develop automated unit, integration, and performance tests.
• Implement and support CI/CD pipelines.
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and resolve production issues.
• Collaborate with product managers, architects, DevOps engineers, and cross-functional teams.
• Contribute to technical documentation and knowledge-sharing initiatives.

Required Technical Skills

Programming

• Go (Golang)
• Object-Oriented Programming (OOP)
• Concurrent Programming
• Multithreading Concepts
• Data Structures and Algorithms
• Design Patterns

API Development

• RESTful APIs
• gRPC
• JSON
• XML
• API Security and Authentication

Microservices & Distributed Systems

• Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA)

Source Control & Development Tools

• Git
• GitHub
• GitLab
• Bitbucket
• Docker
• Terraform
• Jenkins
• GitHub Actions
• AWS

Database Technologies

• MySQL
• MongoDB
• Redis
• SQL Query Optimization
• Database Performance Tuning

Messaging & Streaming Technologies

• AWS SQS/SNS
• Event Streaming Platforms

Monitoring & Observability

• Grafana
• ELK Stack
• OpenTelemetry
• Splunk

Preferred Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field.

3+ years of professional Go (Golang) development experience.

Experience building cloud-native and containerized applications.

Experience working with enterprise integrations and large-scale systems.

Familiarity with Agile/Scrum methodologies.

Knowledge of cybersecurity best practices and secure coding standards.

Experience with performance tuning and scalability optimization.

Nice-to-Have Skills

GraphQL

Elasticsearch

Serverless Architecture

Domain-Driven Design (DDD)

CQRS and Event Sourcing

Ideal Candidate Profile

Deep understanding of Go internals and concurrency patterns.

Experience building scalable microservices in cloud environments.

Strong problem-solving and debugging skills.

Ability to work independently and within Agile teams.

Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

The pay range that the employer in good faith reasonably expects to pay for this position is $23.11/hour - $36.12/hour. Our benefits include medical, dental, vision and retirement benefits.

Tundra Technical Solutions is among North America’s leading providers of Staffing and Consulting Services. Our success and our clients’ success are built on a foundation of service excellence. We are an equal opportunity employer, and we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or other applicable legally protected characteristic. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with applicable law, including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. Unincorporated LA County workers: we reasonably believe that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship with the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of a conditional offer of employment: client provided property, including hardware (both of which may include data) entrusted to you from theft, loss or damage; return all portable client computer hardware in your possession (including the data contained therein) upon completion of the assignment, and; maintain the confidentiality of client proprietary, confidential, or non-public information. In addition, job duties require access to secure and protected client information technology systems and related data security obligations.