Software Engineer – GoLang, Contract

Jobtailor; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor in Bengaluru, India is seeking an experienced backend engineer to design, develop, and maintain scalable services using Golang. You will build APIs, microservices, and distributed systems with a focus on high availability and performance.

You will work with MySQL, Kafka, and AWS, contribute to architecture decisions, and own features from development through deployment and monitoring. Collaboration across cross-functional teams is essential.

Qualifications

• 2–3 years of hands-on experience in backend development using Golang.
• Strong understanding of software engineering fundamentals, data structures, algorithms, and system design.
• Experience working with MySQL or other relational databases.
• Hands-on experience with AWS cloud services.
• Experience building event-driven systems using Kafka or similar messaging platforms.
• Familiarity with microservices architecture and REST APIs.
• Strong debugging, problem-solving, and analytical skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with a high level of ownership.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend services using Golang.
• Build and optimize APIs, microservices, and distributed systems for high availability and performance.
• Contribute to key platform migration initiatives, including: Media Pipeline Migration to Temporal and Communication Platform Migration.
• Work with MySQL, Kafka, and AWS to build reliable, fault-tolerant systems.
• Write clean, maintainable, and well‑tested code following engineering best practices.
• Participate in system design discussions and contribute to architectural decisions.
• Troubleshoot production issues and optimize system performance, reliability, and scalability.
• Collaborate closely with cross‑functional engineering teams to deliver high‑quality software.
• Take end‑to‑end ownership of features—from development and testing to deployment and monitoring.
• Continuously improve code quality, developer productivity, and engineering processes.

Skills

Golang

Backend Development

API Development

Microservices

System Design

Data Structures

Algorithms

Debugging

Problem-Solving

Code Quality

Testing

Communication

Collaboration

Ownership

Analytical Skills

Tools

AWS

MySQL

Kafka

Temporal

Job description

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend services using Golang.
• Build and optimize APIs, microservices, and distributed systems for high availability and performance.
• Contribute to key platform migration initiatives, including: Media Pipeline Migration to Temporal and Communication Platform Migration.
• Work with MySQL, Kafka, and AWS to build reliable, fault-tolerant systems.
• Write clean, maintainable, and well‑tested code following engineering best practices.
• Participate in system design discussions and contribute to architectural decisions.
• Troubleshoot production issues and optimize system performance, reliability, and scalability.
• Collaborate closely with cross‑functional engineering teams to deliver high‑quality software.
• Take end‑to‑end ownership of features—from development and testing to deployment and monitoring.
• Continuously improve code quality, developer productivity, and engineering processes.

Requirements

• 2–3 years of hands‑on experience in backend development using Golang.
• Strong understanding of software engineering fundamentals, data structures, algorithms, and system design.
• Experience working with MySQL or other relational databases.
• Hands‑on experience with AWS cloud services.
• Experience building event‑driven systems using Kafka or similar messaging platforms.
• Familiarity with microservices architecture and REST APIs.
• Strong debugging, problem‑solving, and analytical skills.
• Ability to work in a fast‑paced environment with a high level of ownership.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in backend development using Golang, with a strong focus on building scalable APIs, microservices, and distributed systems. Proficient in utilizing AWS cloud services and relational databases like MySQL, while maintaining high code quality and system performance.

Highest‑signal resume keywords

• Golang Backend Development
• API Development
• AWS Cloud Services
• MySQL Database Management
• Kafka Event‑Driven Systems

Hard Skills

• Backend Development
• API Development
• Microservices Architecture
• System Design
• Data Structures
• Algorithms
• Debugging
• Problem‑Solving
• Code Quality
• Testing

Soft Skills

• Communication
• Collaboration
• Ownership
• Analytical Skills

Industry Keywords

• Distributed Systems
• High Availability
• Fault‑Tolerant Systems
• Engineering Best Practices
• Cross‑Functional Teams

Tools & Technologies

• AWS
• MySQL
• Kafka
• Temporal