Golang Developer

Synechron; Menlo Park (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Global offices

Paid leave

Parental leave

Insurance plan

Retirement plan

Education policy

Udemy access

Training opportunities

Diversity & inclusion

Job summary

Synechron in the United States seeks a skilled Golang Developer to design, develop, and maintain scalable backend services. You will work on Go, microservices, APIs, and cloud-native components. This role involves collaborating with cross-functional teams, implementing robust testing, and supporting CI/CD pipelines.

The ideal candidate has 8+ years of experience and strong Go skills. Synechron offers a competitive compensation package, many global offices, paid leave, insurance plans, retirement

Qualifications

• 8+ years of professional software development experience.
• Strong Go/Golang development experience.
• Experience building RESTful APIs and backend services.
• Experience with PostgreSQL or MySQL.
• Familiarity with MongoDB, Redis, or DynamoDB.
• Knowledge of Git version control.
• Understanding of concurrency with goroutines and channels.
• Experience with unit testing and integration testing.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and maintain backend services using Go.
• Build scalable, secure microservices and RESTful APIs.
• Write clean, maintainable Go code following best practices.
• Integrate applications with databases, message queues, and external APIs.
• Design and optimize database schemas and data access layers.
• Develop unit tests, integration tests, and automated testing solutions.
• Troubleshoot, debug, and resolve production issues.
• Participate in code reviews and contribute to technical design.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality solutions.
• Contribute to system architecture, scalability, and security improvements.

Skills

Go/Golang

RESTful APIs

Concurrency

Git

CI/CD

Unit testing

Troubleshooting

Microservices

Cloud-native

Tools

Git

Job description

At Synechron, we believe in the power of digital to transform businesses for the better. Our global consulting firm combines creativity and innovative technology to deliver industry-leading digital solutions. Synechron’s progressive technologies and optimization strategies span end-to-end Artificial Intelligence, Consulting, Digital, Cloud & DevOps, Data, and Software Engineering, servicing an array of noteworthy financial services and technology firms. Through research and development initiatives in our FinLabs we develop solutions for modernization, from Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain to Data Science models, Digital Underwriting, mobile-first applications and more. Over the last 20+ years, our company has been honored with multiple employer awards, recognizing our commitment to our talented teams. With top clients to boast about, Synechron has a global workforce of 16,400+, and has 60 offices in 20 countries within key global markets.

We are looking for a skilled Golang Developer to join our engineering team and help design, develop, and maintain scalable, high-performance software applications. The ideal candidate has strong experience with Go, backend development, APIs, microservices, and cloud-native technologies.

Additional Information*

The base salary for this position will vary based on geography and other factors. In accordance with law, the base salary for this role if filled within New York City is $120k - $130k/year & benefits (see below).

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and maintain backend services and applications using Go/Golang.
• Build scalable, secure, and high-performance microservices and RESTful APIs.
• Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code following Go best practices.
• Integrate applications with databases, message queues, third-party services, and external APIs.
• Design and optimize database schemas, queries, and data access layers.
• Develop unit tests, integration tests, and automated testing solutions.
• Troubleshoot, debug, and resolve application and production issues.
• Participate in code reviews and contribute to technical design discussions.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand requirements and deliver high-quality solutions.
• Contribute to system architecture, scalability, performance, and security improvements.
• Work with DevOps teams to support CI/CD pipelines, deployments, monitoring, and observability.
• Create and maintain technical documentation.
• Stay up to date with emerging technologies and industry best practices.

Required Qualifications

• 8+ years of professional software development experience.
• Strong professional experience with Go/Golang.
• Solid understanding of software design principles, data structures, algorithms, and object-oriented or functional programming concepts.
• Experience developing RESTful APIs and backend services.
• Experience with relational databases such as PostgreSQL or MySQL.
• Familiarity with NoSQL databases such as MongoDB, Redis, or DynamoDB.
• Experience with unit testing, integration testing, and test-driven development.
• Knowledge of version control systems, especially Git.
• Understanding of concurrency, goroutines, channels, and Go’s standard library.
• Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Good communication and collaboration abilities.

We offer:

• A highly competitive compensation and benefits package.
• A multinational organization with 60 offices in 20 countries and the possibility to work abroad.
• 10 days of paid annual leave (plus sick leave and national holidays).
• Maternity & paternity leave plans.
• A comprehensive insurance plan including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and long-/short-term disability (plans vary by region).
• Retirement savings plans.
• A higher education certification policy.
• Commuter benefits (varies by region).
• Extensive training opportunities, focused on skills, substantive knowledge, and personal development.
• On-demand Udemy for Business for all Synechron employees with free access to more than 5000 curated courses.
• Coaching opportunities with experienced colleagues from our Financial Innovation Labs (FinLabs) and Center of Excellences (CoE) groups.
• Cutting edge projects at the world’s leading tier-one banks, financial institutions and insurance firms.
• A flat and approachable organization.
• A truly diverse, fun-loving, and global work culture.

S YNECHRON’S DIVERSITY & INCLUSION STATEMENT

Diversity & Inclusion are fundamental to our culture, and Synechron is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. Our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiative ‘Same Difference’ is committed to fostering an inclusive culture – promoting equality, diversity and an environment that is respectful to all. We strongly believe that a diverse workforce helps build stronger, successful businesses as a global company. We encourage applicants from across diverse backgrounds, race, ethnicities, religion, age, marital status, gender, sexual orientations, or disabilities to apply. We empower our global workforce by offering flexible workplace arrangements, mentoring, internal mobility, learning and development programs, and more.

All employment decisions at Synechron are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to the applicant’s gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, disabled or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.