Infrastructure Developer with Go Lang & Hyper-V | Racedog Technologies | Plano, TX

RaceDog Technologies; Plano (TX); On-site; USD 165,000 - 248,000; Full time

Job summary

Racedog Technologies in Plano, TX is seeking an elite Infrastructure Developer specializing in Go and Hyper-V to design high-performance backend services and virtualization automation.

The role requires 12+ years of systems engineering and backend development, with expertise in Go, Windows APIs, WMI/PowerShell, and cloud-native automation to ensure reliable infrastructure in an enterprise data center.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS/CE/SE or related field.
• 12+ years of professional software engineering, with systems programming focus.
• Expert-level Go (Golang) proficiency and concurrent programming.
• Extensive experience with Microsoft Hyper-V virtualization.
• Strong Windows Server, virtual networking, storage, and clustering knowledge.
• Experience with OS APIs and automation scripting.
• US work eligibility and onsite Plano, TX availability.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain Go backend microservices.
• Build automation interfaces for Hyper-V virtualization and enterprise hypervisors.
• Automate VM provisioning, storage, networking, and snapshot lifecycle management.
• Interact with Windows APIs, WMI, WinRM, and PowerShell from Go services.
• Optimize concurrency, memory, and network throughput across distributed services.
• Collaborate with DevOps and systems teams to integrate Go services into CI/CD pipelines.
• Troubleshoot hypervisor faults and bottlenecks; maintain tests and docs.

Skills

Go (Golang)

Hyper-V

Systems programming

Concurrent programming

Windows APIs

WMI

PowerShell

CI/CD

US work eligibility

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/CE/SE

Tools

PowerShell

WMI

Job description

Position Summary:

Racedog Technologies is actively seeking an elite, highly technical Infrastructure Developer specializing in Go Lang and Hyper-V with 12+ years of systems engineering and backend development experience to join our client team in Plano, TX on an onsite contract basis. In this critical cloud-infrastructure and virtualization role, you will be responsible for architecting high-performance backend microservices in Go, automating Hyper-V virtualization environments, and building robust infrastructure management tooling. You will leverage your deep practical expertise in Go (Golang), Microsoft Hyper-V virtualization, system-level programming, and cloud-native automation to ensure uncompromised infrastructure reliability. This opportunity requires an elite systems developer with exceptional low-level programming skills and enterprise datacenter experience.

Detailed Job Description:

As an Infrastructure Developer with Go Lang and Hyper-V supporting client operations in Plano, TX via Racedog Technologies, you will take full technical ownership of low-level infrastructure automation, virtualization management APIs, and backend orchestration services. Your day-to-day responsibilities include designing and developing concurrent microservices in Go, interacting directly with Hyper-V management libraries (WMI/COM/PowerShell APIs), and automating virtual machine provisioning, snapshots, and network switching. You will collaborate closely with DevOps engineers, Windows system administrators, and cloud architects to optimize performance, troubleshoot hypervisor bottlenecks, and enforce rigorous security standards. Furthermore, you will drive containerization pipelines and infrastructure-as-code (IaC) deployments.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and maintain high-performance backend microservices and automation tooling written in Go (Golang).
• Build robust automation interfaces and integration wrappers for Microsoft Hyper-V virtualization and enterprise hypervisors.
• Automate virtual machine provisioning, storage allocation, virtual networking, and snapshot lifecycle management.
• Interact with low-level Windows APIs, WMI, WinRM, and PowerShell remoting from Go backend services.
• Optimize concurrency, memory utilization, and network throughput across distributed infrastructure services.
• Collaborate with DevOps and systems engineering teams to integrate Go services into CI/CD deployment pipelines.
• Troubleshoot complex hypervisor faults, kernel crashes, network bridging issues, and storage connectivity bottlenecks.
• Write comprehensive unit tests, integration test suites, and maintain meticulous technical documentation.

Required Qualifications & Skills:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• Minimum of 12+ years of professional software engineering experience, with extensive specialization in systems programming and infrastructure.
• Expert-level practical proficiency in Go (Golang) development, concurrent programming, and building scalable microservices.
• Extensive hands-on experience administering, automating, and troubleshooting Microsoft Hyper-V virtualization environments.
• Strong understanding of Windows Server architecture, virtual networking (vSwitches), storage spaces, and clustering.
• Proven background in systems-level programming, interacting with operating system APIs, and automation scripting.
• Exceptional analytical, problem-solving, debugging, and cross-functional communication capabilities.
• Mandatory eligibility to work in the United States and availability for onsite work in Plano, TX.

Nice-to-Have Skills:

• Advanced postgraduate degrees in Computer Science or Systems Engineering.
• Professional certifications such as Microsoft Certified: Windows Server Hybrid Administrator Associate or CNCF Kubernetes Administrator (CKA).
• Prior professional experience with other virtualization platforms (VMware ESXi, KVM) and container runtimes (Docker).
• Familiarity with Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform) and configuration management tools (Ansible).
• Strong background in cloud-native monitoring and observability tooling (Prometheus, Grafana).

Application Information:

• Salary/Rate: Market Competitive / Standard Consulting Rate
• Deadline: Open until filled
• Notice Period: Immediate to 30 Days
• Contract Duration: Long-Term Contract / On-Site (Plano, TX)

Recruitment Pro Tip:

When applying for this Infrastructure Developer position via Racedog Technologies, ensure your resume explicitly highlights your Go microservices development and Hyper-V automation background.