Golang developer

Overview

Job Title: Golang developer.
Location: Portland, Oregon.
Position Type: Contract.
Duration: 6 / 12 Month.
Work Type: Onsite.
Rate: Pay range offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors, including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc.

We are looking for a skilled Software Engineer with 5 10 years of experience in backend and platform development, with strong expertise in Golang and Linux-based systems. The role involves building and maintaining scalable platform services, networking components, and infrastructure tooling in a distributed systems environment. The ideal candidate should have solid experience developing production-grade software in Go, strong Linux systems knowledge, and familiarity with containerized environments.

Experience with Kubernetes and Linux networking is a plus.

• Design, develop, test, and maintain backend services and platform components using Golang
• Build reliable, scalable, and high-performance system software for Linux environments
• Troubleshoot and optimize system-level issues related to performance, stability, and scalability
• Develop APIs, daemons, and infrastructure services for distributed platforms
• Work with CI/CD pipelines, containerized deployments, and automation tools
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Dev Ops, QA, networking, and product engineering
• Participate in architecture discussions and technical design reviews
• Debug complex production issues across application, OS, and networking layers
• Write clean, maintainable, and well-documented code
• Contribute to code reviews and engineering best practices

• 5 10 years of software development experience
• Strong programming expertise in Go (Golang)
• Solid experience with Linux platform development and troubleshooting
• Good understanding of multithreading, concurrency, memory management, and system internals
• Experience with REST APIs, microservices, and distributed systems
• Familiarity with Git, build systems, and CI/CD workflows
• Strong debugging and problem-solving skills
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum development environments

• Experience with Kubernetes and container orchestration
• Knowledge of Linux networking concepts
• Experience with Docker and cloud-native technologies
• Familiarity with observability and monitoring tools
• Experience with infrastructure automation and deployment tooling
• Exposure to DHCP, DNS, VPN, or networking services is a plus

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