Go Backend Engineer - Cloud, CI/CD, Kubernetes (Contract)

Randstad USA; North Carolina; On-site; USD 98,000 - 99,000; Part time

Job summary

Randstad Digital in Durham, NC is seeking a backend engineer to design, develop, and maintain scalable Go-based services. You will own services end-to-end, from design to deployment, while collaborating with product managers and architects.

The role emphasizes CI/CD, DevOps practices, and cloud familiarity (AWS/Azure) to deliver high-throughput APIs in a contract setting. Strong problem solving and communication are essential.

Qualifications

• Experience with Envoy proxy configuration and service meshes
• Familiarity with observability tools (logging, metrics, tracing)
• Knowledge of cloud security best practices and compliance
• Experience designing systems for high availability and fault tolerance
• Prior experience leading medium-to-large technical initiatives

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain highly scalable, reliable backend services using Go
• Own services throughout their lifecycle: design, development, testing, deployment, and operations
• Collaborate with product managers, architects, and other engineers to translate requirements into technical solutions
• Contribute to continuous improvement of engineering processes, tooling, and CI/CD pipelines
• Employ problem solving skills to analyze sophisticated engineering challenges

Skills

Go

Java

Node.js

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

Azure

CI/CD

DevOps practices

Observability

APIs

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Envoy proxy

GitHub Copilot

Job description

Randstad Digital in Durham, NC is seeking a backend engineer to design, develop, and maintain scalable Go-based services. You will own services end-to-end, from design to deployment, while collaborating with product managers and architects.

The role emphasizes CI/CD, DevOps practices, and cloud familiarity (AWS/Azure) to deliver high-throughput APIs in a contract setting. Strong problem solving and communication are essential.