Golang Engineer

Wissen Technology; Menlo Park (CA); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Disability insurance

Life insurance

401K

3 weeks PTO

Immigration support

Remote stipend

Certifications support

Cash incentives

Re-skilling opportunities

Job summary

Wissen Technology is seeking a Mid-to-Senior Golang Developer with strong Apache Kafka expertise to join our client-focused team in a hybrid setup. You will design and implement high-performance, event-driven microservices, and help scale data pipelines across distributed systems.

Responsibilities include building RESTful and gRPC services, tuning Kafka topics, and collaborating with DevOps and frontend teams in an Agile environment.

Qualifications

• 5–10 years of professional backend engineering with production-grade Golang development.
• Deep knowledge of Go's concurrency patterns and memory management.
• Proven Apache Kafka experience in production environments.
• Experience designing event-driven microservices and distributed systems.
• Experience with RESTful APIs and gRPC services.
• Experience with SQL/NoSQL databases (PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis).
• Strong testing practices with unit and integration tests.

Responsibilities

• Develop high-throughput microservices in Go integrated with Kafka.
• Design scalable architecture with low-latency REST/gRPC services.
• Configure and tune Kafka producers/consumers and topics.
• Collaborate with DevOps and frontend teams in an Agile environment.
• Mentor and guide teams on Go best practices.

Skills

Golang

Apache Kafka

RESTful APIs

gRPC

Go Concurrency

Kubernetes

Docker

SQL/NoSQL

Testing

CI/CD

Education

Graduate-level degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

PostgreSQL

MongoDB

Redis

Kafka Connect

Schema Registry

Kafka Streams

Terraform

Job description

The Wissen team continues to expand its footprint in the USA, Canada, UK, Australia, and India. More openings to come as we continue to grow the team!

Please read below for a brilliant career opportunity.

Title: Associate/AVP

Mode of Work: 3 days/week onsite required

Required Experience: 5- 10 years

Job Overview

We are seeking an experienced Mid-to-Senior Golang Developer with strong expertise in Apache Kafka.

In this role, you will help our client scale their core platform by building highly performant, distributed microservices. You will be a crucial asset in designing event-driven systems that handle massive data pipelines. If you have a deep understanding of Go’s concurrent patterns, enjoy solving complex architecture problems, and know how to optimize high-throughput data streams with Kafka, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

• Event-Driven Development: Design, develop, and maintain high-throughput microservices using Go, heavily integrated with Apache Kafka for event streaming.
• Scalable Architecture: Build and optimize robust, low-latency RESTful APIs and gRPC services capable of handling high concurrent volumes.
• Data Streaming Pipelines: Configure, monitor, and tune Kafka producers, consumers, consumer groups, and topics to ensure data consistency and reliability.
• Database Management: Integrate and optimize backend services with SQL/NoSQL databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis).
• Code Quality & Testing: Write clean, predictable, and idiomatic Go code while ensuring high test coverage via unit and integration testing.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with the client’s internal DevOps and frontend teams to seamlessly deploy and integrate new features in an Agile environment.
• Experience:5–10 years of professional backend engineering experience, with dedicated, production-level Golang development.
• Kafka Expertise: Proven experience designing and implementing Apache Kafka in production environments (understanding partitions, replication, and event-driven patterns is a must).
• Core Go Mastery: Strong command over Go syntax, memory allocation, pointers, and concurrency primitives (Goroutines and channels).
• Web Frameworks: Hands-on experience with modern Go frameworks and routers (e.g., Gin, Echo, Fiber, or Gorilla Mux).
• Cloud & Containers: Solid familiarity with containerization (Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes), preferably within a cloud environment (AWS, GCP, or Azure).
• Communication: Exceptional problem-solving skills and clear communication, as you will be collaborating with stakeholders across the client's business.
• Experience with Kafka Connect, Schema Registry, or Kafka Streams.
• Understanding of CI/CD pipeline automation and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform.
• Experience migrating legacy systems (e.g., Java, Python, or Node.js) over to Go microservices.
• Healthcare insurance for you and your family (medical, dental, vision).
• Short / Long term disability insurance.
• Life Insurance.
• Accidental death & disability Insurance.
• 401K.
• 3 weeks of Paid Time Off.
• Support and fee coverage for immigration needs.
• Remote office set up stipend.
• Support for industry certifications.
• Additional cash incentives.
• Re-skilling opportunities to transition between technologies.

Schedule: Monday to Friday

Work Mode: Hybrid

Job Type: Full-time

We are: A high end technical consulting firm built and run by highly qualified technologists. Our workforce consists of 5000+ highly skilled professionals, with leadership from Wharton, MIT, IITs, IIMs, and NITs and decades of experience at Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, MSCI, Deutsche Bank, Credit Suisse, Verizon, British Telecom, ISRO etc. Without any external funding or investments, Wissen Technology has grown its revenues by 100% every other year since it started as a subsidiary of Wissen Group in 2015. We have a global presence with offices in the US, India, UK, Australia, Mexico, and Canada.

You are: A true tech or domain ninja. Or both. Comfortable working in a quickly growing profitable startup, have a “can do” attitude and are willing to take on any task thrown your way.

You will:

• Develop and promote the company’s culture of engineering excellence.
• Define, develop and deliver solutions at a top tier investment bank or another esteemed client.
• Perform other duties as needed

Your Education and Experience:

• We value candidates who can execute on our vision and help us build an industry-leading organization.
• Graduate-level degree in computer science, engineering, or related technical field
• Wissen embraces diversity and is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, skills, and abilities. We believe that the more inclusive our team is, the better our work will be. All qualified applicants, including but not limited to LGBTQ+, Minorities, Females, the Disabled, and Veterans, are encouraged to apply.

The Wissen Group was founded in the year 2000. Wissen Technology, a part of Wissen Group, was established in the year 2015. Wissen Technology is a specialized technology company that delivers high-end consulting for diverse industries, including Banking, E-commerce, Telecom, Healthcare, Manufacturing, and Energy. We help clients build world-class products. We have offices in the US, India (Bangalore, Hyderabad, Chennai, Gurugram, Mumbai, Pune), UK, Australia, Mexico, Vietnam, and Canada.

We empower businesses with a dynamic portfolio of services and accelerators tailored to today’s digital demands and based on future ready technology stack. Our services include Industry Leading Custom Software Development, AI-Driven Software Engineering, Generative AI & Machine Learning, Real-Time Data Analytics & Insights, Interactive Data Visualization & Decision Intelligence, Intelligent Process Automation, Multi-Cloud & Hybrid Cloud Strategies, Cross-Platform Mobile Experiences, CI/CD-Powered Agile DevOps, Automated Quality Engineering, and cutting-edge integrations.

Certified as a Great Place to Work® for five consecutive years (2020-2025) and recognized as a Top 20 AI/ML vendor by CIO Insider, Wissen Group has delivered multimillion-dollar projects for over 20 Fortune 500 companies. Wissen Technology delivers exceptional value on mission-critical projects through thought leadership, ownership, and reliable, high-quality, on-time delivery.

Our industry-leading technical expertise stem from the talented professionals we attract. Committed to fostering their growth and providing top-tier career opportunities, Wissen ensures an outstanding experience and value for our clients and employees.

We Value:

• Perfection: Pursuit of excellence through continuous improvement.
• Curiosity: Fostering continuous learning and exploration.
• Respect: Valuing diversity and mutual respect.
• Integrity: Commitment to ethical conduct and transparency.
• Transparency: Open communication and trust.

Wissen Thought leadership: https://www.wissen.com/articles/

Employee Speak:

https://www.wissen.com/blog/we-work-on-highly-complex-technology-projects-here-is-how-it-changes-whom-we-hire/

Wissen: A Great Place to Work

https://www.wissen.com/blog/here-is-what-ownership-and-commitment-mean-to-wissenites/

A technology consultancy that drives digital innovation by connecting strategy and execution, helping global clients to strengthen their core technology.