Golang Developer AWS Cloud & Trading Platforms

Job Description

Job Description

Job Title: Golang Developer AWS Cloud & Trading Platforms
Location: San Antonio/Plano,TX
Duration: 6 months (Extendable)
Pay Range: $40-44/Hour on W2/C2C (All Inclusive)
Request ID: 112035-1

Job Description:
We are seeking a highly experienced Golang Developer with software engineering expertise to design, develop, and support cloud-native brokerage and trading platform applications. The ideal candidate will possess strong experience in Golang, AWS, Kafka, Microservices, REST APIs, Kubernetes, and Java/Spring Boot , with a proven track record of building scalable, high-performance financial systems.
This role will focus on developing real-time trading and brokerage solutions, implementing event-driven architectures, integrating with financial systems, and driving cloud-native modernization initiatives across AWS environments. Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain cloud-native brokerage and trading platform applications using Golang and AWS .
• Build and support Apache Flink streaming pipelines for real-time market data processing, transaction workflows, and business analytics.
• Develop, deploy, and support microservices running on AWS EKS (Kubernetes) and AWS Lambda .
• Design and implement secure, scalable RESTful APIs and integrations with internal and external trading systems.
• Integrate with brokerage platforms supporting trading, settlements, market data, customer onboarding, and account management.
• Develop event-driven architectures using Kafka and messaging technologies for real-time data processing and communication.
• Implement cloud solutions using AWS Step Functions, API Gateway, DynamoDB, S3, Lambda, and EKS .
• Build and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions utilizing Terraform .
• Containerize applications using Docker and manage deployments via Kubernetes/EKS .
• Collaborate with architects, product owners, and engineering teams to define system architecture, API standards, and integration strategies.
• Develop and support Java/Spring Boot services within a distributed microservices ecosystem.
• Optimize application scalability, availability, performance, and cloud cost efficiency.
• Implement observability solutions, including monitoring, logging, alerting, and production troubleshooting.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies, code reviews, technical design discussions, and release planning.
• Maintain CI/CD pipelines and DevOps best practices using Git-based workflows.
• Ensure compliance with security, regulatory, and governance standards applicable to financial and brokerage platforms.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field.
• Strong expertise in Golang development .
• Extensive experience with AWS Cloud Services , including EKS, Lambda, API Gateway, DynamoDB, S3, and Step Functions.
• Hands-on experience designing and developing Microservices Architecture .
• Strong knowledge of REST API development and integration patterns .
• Experience building event-driven applications using Kafka or equivalent messaging systems.
• Experience with Docker , Kubernetes, and container orchestration platforms.
• Expertise in Infrastructure as Code using Terraform .
• Experience supporting high-volume, distributed, cloud-native applications.
• Strong understanding of CI/CD pipelines, DevOps practices, and Git version control.
• Experience developing backend services using Java and Spring Boot .
• Excellent troubleshooting, performance tuning, and debugging skills.
• Strong knowledge of Agile/Scrum methodologies.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience within Brokerage, Trading, Capital Markets, Wealth Management, or Financial Services environments.
• Hands-on experience with Apache Flink and stream-processing architectures.
• Experience designing highly available, low-latency trading or transaction-processing systems.
• Familiarity with cloud security, compliance, and governance frameworks.
• Knowledge of distributed systems and event-driven architectures at enterprise scale.