Senior Software Engineer – GoLang

The Future University; Mohali; On-site; INR 3,000,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Job summary

The Future University is seeking a Senior Golang Engineer to lead backend development for a high-performance trading platform. You will own critical backend modules, shape platform design, and mentor mid-level engineers as we scale real-time trading systems.

The role requires deep Go expertise and hands-on leadership in microservices and data-layer decisions. Join a lean engineering team focused on architecture, performance, and reliability, with ownership from day one and opportunities to

Qualifications

• 5–8 years of hands-on backend engineering experience with 3+ years in Go.
• Deep Go expertise: goroutines, channels, context, mutex, interfaces, error handling.
• Strong grasp of microservices architecture and service boundaries.
• Production experience with REST, gRPC, and WebSocket protocols.
• Strong database experience: PostgreSQL, MySQL, or MongoDB, incl. schema design, indexing, transactions.
• Experience with message brokers: Kafka, NATS, or RabbitMQ.
• Familiarity with Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Proven ability to own modules independently and drive design decisions.
• Prior experience mentoring engineers.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end design and implementation of backend modules in Go.
• Contribute to platform architecture — microservices, data layer, message brokers.
• Design for scale, low latency, and reliability for trading workloads.
• Build REST APIs, gRPC services, WebSocket endpoints, and event-driven pipelines.
• Drive code quality — reviews, testing, observability standards.
• Mentor mid-level engineers and participate in backend hiring interviews.
• Collaborate with DevOps on deployment, monitoring, and incident response.
• Own performance optimization and technical debt reduction initiatives.

Skills

Go programming

Microservices architecture

REST APIs

gRPC

WebSocket

Mentoring

Code reviews

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD pipelines

PostgreSQL

MySQL

MongoDB

Kafka

NATS

RabbitMQ

Job description

About The Role

Lead the backend engineering for a modern, high-performance trading platform. As Senior Golang Engineer, you will own critical modules, contribute to platform-level design decisions, and mentor mid-level engineers as we build systems that carry real trades in real time.

WHAT YOU"LL DO

• Own end-to-end design and implementation of critical backend modules in Go
• Contribute to platform architecture — microservices, data layer, message brokers
• Design for scale, low latency, and reliability — trading workloads leave no margin
• Build REST APIs, gRPC services, WebSocket endpoints, and event-driven pipelines
• Drive code quality — set standards for reviews, testing, and observability
• Mentor mid-level engineers and conduct interviews for backend hires
• Partner with DevOps on deployment, monitoring, and incident response
• Own performance optimization and technical-debt reduction initiatives

MUST HAVE

• 5–8 years of hands‑on backend engineering, with 3+ years focused on Go
• Deep expertise in Go — goroutines, channels, context, mutex, interfaces, error handling
• Strong grasp of microservices architecture and service boundaries
• Production experience with REST, gRPC, and WebSocket protocols
• Strong database experience — PostgreSQL, MySQL, or MongoDB — including schema design, indexing, transactions
• Experience with message brokers — Kafka, NATS, or RabbitMQ
• Familiarity with Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines
• Proven ability to own modules independently and drive design decisions
• Prior experience mentoring engineers

Preferred (nice To Have)

• Experience in the trading, fintech, or financial‑services domain
• Understanding of low‑latency system design and performance profiling in Go
• Exposure to broker APIs, exchange connectivity, or market‑data feeds
• Cloud platform experience — AWS or GCP
• Observability stack — Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, or Jaeger
• Contributions to open‑source Go projects
• Understanding of financial regulatory frameworks — SEBI, RBI, DPDP

WHY JOIN US

• Own critical modules of a category‑defining trading platform
• Work with a lean, high‑agency engineering team
• Real technical influence and ownership from day one
• Competitive compensation with growth opportunities

Skills: mongodb,rest,go,postgresql