Backend Developer (Golang)

ZOOP; Maharashtra; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Zoop in Pune is seeking a Golang Developer to help build and scale our platform. You will design high-performance distributed systems, build robust APIs and contribute to real-time workflows at scale, owning problems end to end alongside product, engineering and platform teams.

The role emphasizes microservices, API design, CI/CD, and cloud-native technologies (Docker, AWS, GCP, Kubernetes) with Kafka, Elasticsearch and Cassandra.

Qualifications

• 3 to 6 years development experience, preferably in Go.
• Bachelors or Masters in Computer Science or equivalent.
• Strong fundamentals in CS, design principles, algorithms & design patterns.
• Ability to learn new languages and technologies quickly.
• Ability to write reliable, testable code with minimal supervision.
• Experience with distributed, large-scale systems.

Responsibilities

• Develop new and enhance existing microservices, libraries, and features that form our B2B KYC platform.
• Create and document APIs, Queue Contracts to be consumed by other services.
• Work closely with Product and Engineering Leads to implement features following best design principles and patterns.
• Participate in all phases of the development cycle plan, design, implement, review, test, deploy, document, and training.
• Help junior developers with best practices like TDD etc. and make sure their code meets the standards.
• Self improve

Skills

Go

Distributed systems

CI/CD

AGILE

TDD

Education

Bachelors/Masters in CS or equivalent

Tools

Kafka

Elasticsearch

Cassandra

Docker

AWS

GCP

Kubernetes

Job description

We are looking for a Golang Developer to help build and scale our platform. This role involves designing high-performance distributed systems, building robust APIs and contributing to systems that handle real-time workflows at scale. You will own problems end to end, working closely with product, engineering and platform teams to build solutions that are reliable and scalable.

Responsibilities

• Develop new and enhance existing microservices, libraries, and features that form our B2B KYC platform.
• Create and document APIs, Queue Contracts to be consumed by other services.
• Work closely with the Product and Engineering Leads to implement features following best design principles and patterns.
• Participate in all phases of the development cycle plan, design, implement, review, test, deploy, document, and training.
• Help junior developers with best practices like TDD etc. and make sure their code meets the standards.
• Self improve

Requirements

• Development experience (3 to 6 years) preferably on GoLang and scripting skills.
• Bachelors/Masters in Computer Science or equivalent experience.
• Strong understanding of Computer Science fundamentals, software design principles, algorithms & design patterns.
• Interest and ability to quickly learn and ramp up on new languages and technologies.
• Ability to write understandable, reliable and testable code with minimum supervision.
• Distributed, highly available systems running at large scale.
• Distributed platforms which use Kafka, Elasticsearch, Cassandra or similar systems.
• Cloud environments (e. g., Docker, AWS, GCP, Kubernetes etc.,).
• Asynchronous programming patterns (e. g., GO Routines/Channels, Async Programming).
• Experience in CI/CD (Continuous Integration & Delivery), AGILE work environments.
• Ability to troubleshoot and solve issues on distributed systems.

Why join Zoop

• Work on high-scale, real-time systems that power critical identity and onboarding workflows for fast-growing businesses
• Take end-to-end ownership of meaningful engineering problems while building clean, scalable, production-grade systems
• Grow in a strong engineering environment with exposure to distributed systems, cloud-native technologies, and modern architectures

Work Mode: In office (5 days a week)

Location: Viman Nagar, Pune

Skills:- Go Programming (Golang), system design, Apache Kafka, Distributed Systems and Microservices