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Job Description
Design, build, and maintain Go backend microservices for a Linux-based environment at a West Valley City, UT onsite team.
Responsibilities
- Review and understand requirements, then design, develop, and maintain Golang backend services to meet those needs.
- Design, build, and maintain backend microservices, including services architected and developed from scratch.
- Collaborate with other developers, QA, and management to review, verify, and test code before release.
- Plan and execute database migrations and schema changes, updating related application code as needed.
- Follow established best practices for source code repository management, unit testing, and the application release cycle.
- Communicate directly with clients to address issues, respond to queries, and provide status updates.
- Track and manage assigned work using the team’s project management tooling.
Requirements
- Minimum 5 years of professional experience programming in Go (Golang), with applications running on Linux servers.
- Proven experience with microservices architecture, Kubernetes, and Docker.
- Proficient with GitHub for version control and team collaboration.
- Expert-level database skills with hands-on experience in PostgreSQL.
- Experience with database migrations, schema changes, and related code modifications.
- Experience with gRPC and Protobuf for inter-service communication.
- Experience with Redis for caching.
- Experience with event-driven / message-driven architectures using systems such as NATS, Kafka, RabbitMQ, or similar pub-sub platforms.
- Bachelor’s degree required.
Technologies
- Go (Golang), Linux
- Microservices architecture, Kubernetes, Docker
- GitHub
- PostgreSQL
- gRPC, Protobuf
- Redis
- NATS, Kafka, RabbitMQ
- Helm charts
- GKE / Google Cloud
- OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, Grafana
- OpenAI
Experience
- Minimum 5 years of overall professional software engineering experience, with a strong focus on Golang and backend systems.
Benefits
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Vision insurance
- Professional development assistance
Nice to Have
- Experience with JIRA or other task/project management tools.
- Experience with GitHub Actions or similar CI/CD pipelines.
- Experience deploying via Helm charts on GKE / Google Cloud.
- Exposure to distributed tracing and observability tooling: OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, Grafana.
- Exposure to integrating LLM/AI APIs or third-party AI services (for example, OpenAI) into backend systems.
Soft Skills / Competencies
- Ability to multitask across competing priorities and deadlines.
- Positive, empathetic, and professional attitude toward colleagues and clients.
- Strong command of written and spoken US English (reading, writing, and speaking).
- Flexible and willing to take on additional responsibilities; able to work independently with minimal supervision.
- Eager to collaborate with clients and developers to enhance overall client satisfaction.
Location: West Valley City, UT (onsite)
Compensation: USD 72,485 - 120,000 per year
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