Go Developer

Aetna; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 83,000 - 121,000; Full time

Job summary

Aetna, based in Dallas, TX, is seeking a Go Developer fluent in Express.js to own high-availability platform projects. You will ship backend services, integrate MongoDB and Redis, and steer infra through code.

This role offers salary range $83,000–$121,000 with flexible hours, mentorship, and benefits as the team scales in Dallas.

You’ll collaborate across teams to turn napkin ideas into production-ready prototypes and keep Terraform CI fast and resilient.

Qualifications

• Proven experience building high-availability Go services.
• Fluent in Express.js and Node.js ecosystems.
• Experience with Redis and MongoDB data stores.
• Comfort working in a fast-paced, team-driven environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead Redis design reviews that catch the costly mistakes before Dallas, TX builds them
• Configure and manage infrastructure as code across staging and production
• Replace the brittle Terraform hack with a Collaboration solution that survives Dallas scale
• Translate a napkin idea from Aetna founders into a MongoDB values-led prototype
• Keep Aetna's Terraform CI under ten minutes so Dallas, TX engineers stay in flow

Skills

Go

Express.js

Redis

MongoDB

Terraform

Tools

Terraform

MongoDB

Job description

We engineer high-availability platforms, and we are searching for a Go Developer fluent in Express.js to keep them humming. Own your projects, earn $83,000 - $121,000, and grow with a team that turns 4 years of MongoDB into real results.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead Redis design reviews that catch the costly mistakes before Dallas, TX builds them
• Configure and manage infrastructure as code across staging and production
• Replace the brittle Terraform hack with a Collaboration solution that survives Dallas scale
• Translate a napkin idea from Aetna founders into a MongoDB values-led prototype
• Keep Aetna's Terraform CI under ten minutes so Dallas, TX engineers stay in flow

What You'll Bring

• Demonstrated ability to teach what you know to someone greener
• A point of view, held loosely and defended well
• Comfort being measured against a clear mid-level bar
• A writer's ear for tone in a high-stakes email

Trusted by businesses nationwide, Aetna operates a candidly-kind technology platform from its Dallas base. The unwritten rule in Dallas is simple: leave the codebase kinder than you found it.

Come grow with us: $83,000 - $121,000 to start, a mentor to guide, benefits to lean on, and hours flexible enough for Dallas living.

Confirmed unfilled today, Aetna continues its search in real time.