Senior Fullstack Platform Go Engineer

Specialized Bicycle Components; Morgan Hill (CA); On-site; USD 137,000 - 198,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Healthcare options

HSA with employer contributions

Dental and Vision plans

401(k) Company Matching

Life and Disability Insurance

Mental well-being program

Vacation and holidays

Career Development & Degree Assistance

Fitness & Wellness Reimbursement

Employee Pro-Deal Discounts

Job summary

Specialized Bicycle Components in Morgan Hill, CA, is seeking a Senior Fullstack Platform Go Engineer to build and maintain scalable backend services and event-driven systems that support a wide range of digital products and internal functions.

The role focuses on distributed design with Go and AWS, collaborating with multiple teams to enable reliable data exchange and interoperable services across the organization, while delivering robust CI/CD and quality code.

Qualifications

• Experience with Golang, Java, or C++ and distributed systems.
• Strong REST API design and web fundamentals.
• Experience deploying services to AWS and using containers (Docker).

Responsibilities

• Provide clarity by designing distributed systems built from iteratively-shipped components.
• Contribute to an event system enabling loose coupling across services.
• Build simple tools to aid frontline support staff.
• Maintain a product registration system.
• Enhance and support integrations with Point of Sale systems for omni-channel strategy.
• Manage a clean CI/CD pipeline to deliver robust changes frequently.
• Design best-fit technical solutions with teammates.
• Identify root causes and propose innovative solutions.

Skills

Golang

Java

C++

Event-driven systems

REST API design

AWS

Docker

PostgreSQL / MySQL

GitHub Actions

Terraform

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science

Tools

Terraform

GitHub Actions

Job description

Senior Fullstack Platform Go Engineer

Summary

This role is part of the Global Tech team, responsible for building and maintaining scalable backend services, event-driven systems, and shared platform capabilities that support a wide range of digital products and internal business functions. As part of the Integration Platform team, this role will frequently interface with multiple engineering and business teams to enable reliable data exchange and system interoperability across the organization. The role requires experience with distributed system design and implementation, the Go programming language, and AWS infrastructure.

The ideal candidate has excellent communication skills and thrives in collaborative, cross-functional environments. They are eager to grow, have experience with Go or anotherstatically-typedlanguage, experience deploying services to AWS, and demonstrate strong curiosity in finding simple, effective solutions to complex problems. The candidate must work closely with peer development teams to provide thoughtful technical recommendations and drive alignment across systems.

How you will make a difference

• Provide clarity by designing distributed systems built fromiteratively-shippedcomponents

• Contribute to an event system which enables loose coupling across services

• Build simple tools to aid our frontline support staff

• Maintain a product registration system

• Continue to enhance and support our integrations withPoint of Salesystems to serve our omni-channel strategy

• Manage a clean CI/CD pipeline to deliver robust changes frequently

• Design best-fit technical solutionsin collaboration with teammates

• Identify and understand root causes of existing problems and propose creative and innovative solutions

What you’ll need to win

• Experience with Golang, Java, or C++

• Familiarity with evented systems

• Strong fundamental knowledge of REST API design

• Strong in web fundamentals

• Familiar with AWS services such as API Gateway, Lambda,EventBridge, SQS/SNS, ECS

• Working knowledge ofcontainers, specificallyDocker

• Strongdata modeling and RDBMSexperience

• Excellence at describing technical designs appropriate to a technical or business audience

• Self-motivated teammate who is communicative and collaborative

• Comfortable writing and testing your own code that goes to production

• Practiced at implementing and monitoring through the three pillars of observability

Preferred qualifications

• 8+ years of relevant experience or aBachelor’sdegree in Computer Science(or comparable subject area)

• 4+ years of proven experience creating technical specifications / designs from business requirements

• 2+ years working with Golangor Java or C++

• 2+ years working withPostgres or MySQL(via SQL, not ORM)

• Experienceof working on at-scale distributed systems

• Previous use ofGithubActions and Terraform

• Server siderenderedHTML, plain CSS, and minimal JavaScript

• Previous use of HTMX

• Comfortablewith source code control and versioning tools (Git preferred)

• Experience with GitHub, Atlassian Confluence, JIRA, JIRA Service Desk, Slack,Dropboxand other collaboration tools

PAY

Below is a summary of compensation elements for this role at the company if based in the following locations:

California Base Pay Range: ($137,000 - $198,000)

BENEFITS

As a full-time, regular teammate, you are eligible for the following benefits, beginning the first of the month following your start date.

Benefits include:

• Competitive pay with annual performance-based reviews for continued growth and recognition

• Comprehensive healthcare plan options, including PPO, EPO, HDHP, and HMO (acupuncture and physical therapy included)

• Health Savings Account (HSA) with employer HSA contributions when enrolled in the High-Deductible Healthcare Plan (HDHP)

• Dental and Vision plans

• 401(k) Company Matching up to $5,000 annually with immediate 100% vesting and administrative fees paid for by the company

• Company-paid Life, AD&D, Short-Term Disability, and Long-Term Disability Insurance

• Employee Assistance Program that provides access to individualized mental well-being care

• Generous Vacation, Sick, Paid Holidays, and Volunteer Time Off

• 14 weeksof 100% paid leave for birthing parents and8 weeksof 100% paid leave for non-birthing parents, plus a Specialized bike for your new baby

• Up to $9,000 annually in Career Development & Degree Assistance

• Up to $250 annually in Fitness & Wellness Reimbursement

• Industry Pro-Deal Discounts and Perks

Foradditionalinformation on benefits andperks, please visit: https://benefits.specialized.com.

We want to increase representation of all races, genders, and body types in the cycling industry and are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce where all people thrive. We encourage everyone – especially those from marginalized groups – to apply to our job postings and help us earn the position as the rider’s brand of choice. We are always looking for creative, innovative, and passionate people who are eager to contribute to our mission of pedaling the planet forward. Regardless of your qualifications, if you are ready to make a difference, please apply and let us know how you can make an impact at Specialized!

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