Senior Golang Engineer

Piper Companies is seeking a Senior Golang Engineer to support the development and scaling of a homegrown PKI platform recently redesigned for cloud readiness. The Senior Golang Engineer role is ideal for an experienced engineer with strong expertise in Go (Golang), backend architecture, and cloud-native solutions.
The Senior Golang Engineer is a long term contract opportunity and must sit hybrid in Durham, NC.

• Design and develop backend services in Go using microservices and REST/gRPC.
• Ensure service reliability through tuning, observability, and incident response.
• Lead code reviews and guide technical decisions for a small team.
• Implement CI/CD best practices and automate deployments.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver platform improvements.

• 3+ years of experience building production services in Go.
• Strong knowledge of microservices, REST/gRPC, and event-driven systems.
• Proficiency with Docker, Kubernetes, and cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP).
• Database experience with Postgre
  
  SQL or MySQL;
  No
  
  SQL a plus.
• Familiarity with IaC tools (Terraform, Helm) and observability solutions.

• Salary range: $120,000 - $140,000
• Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, 401(k), PTO, Paid Holiday and Sick Leave if Required by Law

Senior Software Engineer, Golang, Go, PKI, backend development, microservices, REST, gRPC, Docker, Kubernetes, AWS, Terraform, Helm, Postgre

SQL, MySQL, Redis, Mongo

DB, CI/CD, observability, Prometheus, Grafana, cloud-native, security

This job opens for applications on 01/09/2026. Applications for this job will be accepted for at least 30 days from the posting date.

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