Senior Software Engineer Golang

Maya; Mandaluyong; On-site; PHP 900,000 - 1,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Maya is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to design, build, and maintain reliable, scalable backend services in Go that power our Core Platforms and APIs.

You will translate business requirements into production-ready features, contribute to code quality via peer reviews, and help resolve production incidents while staying current with new technologies to boost efficiency.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / Information Technology / Computer Engineering or related field.
• At least 5 years of related work experience.
• Strong experience in RESTful web services using Golang.
• Strong experience of OOP and software design patterns.
• Strong experience of relational and distributed database systems.
• Good working knowledge of Git and CI/CD tooling.
• Working knowledge of AWS and Agile/Scrum development.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain reliable, secure, and scalable backend services in Go.
• Collaborate with Product Owner and team to refine requirements and deliver features.
• Contribute to code quality through peer reviews and automated tests.
• Investigate and fix reported bugs and resolve production incidents.
• Research new technologies to improve operational efficiency and align with business direction.
• Communicate progress and escalate blocking issues as needed.

Skills

RESTful web services

Golang

OOP & design patterns

Relational databases

Distributed databases

Git

AWS

CI/CD

Agile/Scrum

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT/CE or related

Tools

Git

CI/CD tooling

AWS

Job description

Job Description:

The Senior Software Engineer designs, builds, and maintains reliable, secure, and scalable backend services using Golang that power the organization’s Core Platforms and common APIs. Working closely with the Product Owner and the team, the role turns business requirements into well-tested, production-ready features, contributes to code quality through peer reviews, and takes an active part in resolving production incidents. The role also keeps up with new technologies and platforms to improve operational efficiency and support the business direction.

NATURE OF WORK

• Works closely with Product Owner and Team to refine requirements and break requests to manageable size with clear acceptance criteria
• Develops defined system features
• Investigates and fixes reported bugs
• Writes automated tests
• Performs code reviews
• Research and acquire new technology and products/platforms knowledge to support business direction and improve operational efficiency
• Communicates progress
• Identifies blocking issues and escalates as appropriate

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s or College Degree in Computer Science / Information Technology / Computer Engineering or any related course
• At least 5 years of related work experience
• Strong experience in developing RESTful web services using Golang
• Strong experience of OOP and software design patterns
• Strong experience of relational and distributed database systems
• Good working knowledge of version control tools (eg. git)
• Working knowledge in the effective use and customization of Continuous Integration and Delivery technology stack
• Working knowledge of Amazon Web Serivces (AWS)
• Experience with Agile/Scrum development methodology