Golang Developer

Senior Individual Contributor

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.

Must Have Technical/Functional Skills

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

Roles & 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-functional 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.

Generic Managerial Skills, If any

Decision Making, Problem Solving, Leadership, Time Management