Go Software Engineer

The Planet Group; United States; Remote; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

The Planet Group is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to migrate legacy Python services to Go within GraphQL API services. The ideal candidate will have at least 5 years of experience in Go, a strong background in GraphQL, and a knack for debugging complex systems. This role offers the opportunity to work in a fast-paced environment, collaborating across teams and optimizing processes for efficient service delivery.

Qualifications

• Experience migrating legacy services, particularly from Python to Go.
• Ability to collaboratively debug and optimize code in a fast-paced environment.
• Familiarity with integration testing is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Migrate and refactor existing Python logic into Golang within GraphQL API services.
• Debug complex issues and provide actionable solutions.
• Collaborate with other engineers to ensure smooth delivery and high-quality code.

Skills

Backend Engineering

Debugging

Unit Testing

Service-Oriented Architecture

Education

5+ years experience in Go

Strong knowledge of GraphQL

Experience with Python

Job description

This range is provided by The Planet Group. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

Base pay range

$70.00/hr - $85.00/hr

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Location: Remote (PST HOURS)

Contract Duration: 5 months to start (likely extensions)

Hours: 40 - Core hours: 11am–2pm PST

• 5–10 mins on background
• 40+ mins live Go coding (focus on debugging, unit testing, best practices)
• Final mins for follow-up questions

Summary: Senior Backend Engineer with 5+ years of experience in Go, strong knowledge of GraphQL (ideally Federation/Apollo Router), and proven ability to migrate services and debug complex systems in fast-paced, cross-functional environments.

About:

In this role, you’ll focus on migrating legacy Python services to Go within our GraphQL API services. Experience with GraphQL, including GraphQL Federation and Apollo Router, is a strong plus. You'll use internal tools and processes developed by the GraphQL team to accelerate our migration from Python to Go. We're seeking someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment, excels at solving complex problems, and collaborates effortlessly across teams.

Day-to-Day:

Porting services from Python to Go

Writing unit/integration tests

Code reviews, debugging, pair programming

Collaborating with Susie & broader engineering teams

Responsibilities include:

Migrate and refactor existing Python logic into Golang within GraphQL API services.

Rapidly learn and adapt to internal tools, systems, and processes to speed up migration.

Collaborate closely with engineers across teams to ensure smooth delivery.

Debug complex issues quickly and provide clear, actionable solutions.

Maintain high-quality, well-tested code with thorough validation.

Identify and implement improvements in our migration tooling.

Required:

• Ability to read Python
• Scalable backend engineering & service-oriented architecture

Preferred:

• Integration testing familiarity
• Tap compare / shadow traffic concepts
• Infra/backend work at top tech companies (e.g., Discord, Google)

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Contract

Job function

• Job function

  Information Technology

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