Senior Go Backend Engineer for Cloud Microservices

Capgemini; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 56,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Capgemini in Salt Lake City is seeking a skilled Go backend developer to design, implement, and maintain scalable microservices. You will build high-performance services, RESTful APIs, and gRPC interfaces while working with distributed systems and modern DevOps practices.

The role emphasizes concurrent programming, API security, database integration (PostgreSQL/MySQL), and close collaboration with cross-functional teams to deliver reliable software with strong test coverage.

Qualifications

• Experience designing, developing, and maintaining backend services in Go
• Strong knowledge of RESTful APIs, gRPC, and OpenAPI specifications
• Experience building scalable, distributed microservices architectures

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and maintain backend services using Go (Golang)
• Build scalable RESTful APIs, gRPC services, and microservice-based applications
• Develop high-throughput, low-latency distributed systems
• Implement concurrent processing with goroutines and channels
• Integrate apps with databases, cloud platforms, and external APIs
• Write clean, testable code and develop unit/integration tests
• Support CI/CD pipelines and monitoring of production systems
• Collaborate with product and DevOps teams to improve reliability and performance

Skills

Go (Golang)

RESTful APIs

gRPC

OpenAPI / Swagger

Microservices Architecture

Distributed Systems

Concurrent Programming

Git

PostgreSQL

MySQL

Tools

GitHub

GitLab

Bitbucket

Job description

Capgemini in Salt Lake City is seeking a skilled Go backend developer to design, implement, and maintain scalable microservices. You will build high-performance services, RESTful APIs, and gRPC interfaces while working with distributed systems and modern DevOps practices.

The role emphasizes concurrent programming, API security, database integration (PostgreSQL/MySQL), and close collaboration with cross-functional teams to deliver reliable software with strong test coverage.