Golang developer

BigThinkCode; Chennai District; Hybrid; INR 1,200,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

BigThinkCode Technologies in Chennai is seeking a Go/Golang Engineer to build low-latency, distributed backend systems for SaaS platforms. You will work on security-sensitive, high-reliability software in a hybrid work setup.

The ideal candidate has 3–6 years hands-on Go experience, plus familiarity with Docker, Kubernetes, Kafka, and event-driven microservices. Strong focus on observability, asynchronous patterns, and scalable architecture is required.

Qualifications

• 3–6 years hands-on Go/Golang experience.
• Experience designing and troubleshooting low-latency applications.
• Experience in SAAS/On-prem deployments or hybrid environments is a plus.
• Knowledge of containerization and orchestration tools (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Familiarity with Kafka or similar streaming platforms.

Responsibilities

• Build scalable backend services using Go/Golang in a distributed, event-driven architecture.
• Ensure high reliability, security, and performance of SaaS platforms.
• Collaborate on architecture decisions balancing correctness and efficiency.

Skills

Go / Golang

low-latency routing

distributed systems

Event-driven architecture

Typescript

NodeJS

Python

Observability

Asynchronous programming

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Kafka

Message brokers

Job description

Go/Golang Engineer

At BigThinkCode, we build innovative technology solutions that solve complex enterprise challenges. We are looking for a highly skilled Go/Golang Engineer who thrives in building low-latency, distributed systems and enjoys working on security sensitive platforms.

This role offers the opportunity to work on cutting-edge SaaS platforms, building scalable backend systems that operate in demanding environments requiring high reliability, security, and performance.

Company: BigThinkCode Technologies

• Experience required: 3-6 years
• Work location: Chennai
• Joining time: Immediate – 4 weeks
• Work Mode: Work from office / Hybrid

Must Have Skills

• Hands on expertise in Go / Golang, low-latency routing, distributed systems.
• Experience designing and troubleshooting low-latency applications.
• Experience in enterprise software deploy / developing SaaS application is a plus
• Event drive architecture (EDA) microservices project experience is a plus.
• Additional programming knowledge: Typescript or NodeJS or Python
• Hands on experience using docket containers and Kubernetes.
• Aware about Observability, Asynchronous and Loose Coupling.
• Familiar with deep knowledge on infrastructure and customer application deployment
• Work with message brokers and streaming technologies such as Kafka, or similar event-driven platforms.

A skilled Go/Golang Developer with 3–6 years of experience in building scalable applications using event-driven architecture within distributed systems. The ideal candidate should be comfortable in low level programming, high-performance backend services and have a strong understanding of Observability, asynchronous programming patterns.

Experience or exposure to knowledge embedding and vectorization techniques is a strong plus, especially in the context of modern data-driven or AI-powered systems.

Required Skills

• 4+ years of hands-on experience with Go / Golang
• Strong engineer with security-sensitive, correctness-critical code paths
• Engineer worked on SAAS / On-prem environment
• Experience with containerization tools like Docker and orchestration tools like Kubernetes

Ideal Candidate

We Are Looking For Engineers Who

• Have strong ownership mindset and platform thinking.
• Can balance correctness, performance, and simplicity under pressure.
• Are comfortable making architectural decisions in distributed environments.
• Use AI-assisted development tools effectively while maintaining engineering judgment.
• Can distinguish robust production-grade solutions from generated boilerplate code.
• Have experience supporting SaaS, hybrid-cloud, or on-premise deployments.

Why Join Us

• Collaborative work environment.
• Exposure to modern tools and scalable application architectures.
• Medical cover for employee and eligible dependents.
• Tax beneficial salary structure.
• Comprehensive leave policy
• Competency development training programs.

Skills: Apache Kafka