Senior Go Language Developer

EPAM Systems, Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

Paid time off

Learning and certification courses

Global career opportunities

Volunteer opportunities

Job summary

EPAM Systems, Inc. in the United States seeks a Senior Go Language Developer to build scalable backend services, strengthen automated testing, and support reliable operations.

You will collaborate across teams, influence design decisions, and raise engineering standards while delivering high-quality software. Responsibilities include collaborating with customers, creating testing infrastructure, designing and maintaining cloud-based services on AWS, and engaging in code reviews.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of Go development experience.
• Experience building cloud-based services and microservices on AWS.
• Proficiency with SQL and PostgreSQL for data storage and queries.
• Strong communication skills and English fluency.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with teams and customers to understand requirements.
• Create and maintain unit and automated testing infrastructure.
• Design, implement, and maintain scalable backend services.
• Conduct code reviews and promote engineering best practices.

Skills

Go

AWS

SQL

PostgreSQL

gRPC

Protobuf

GraphQL

English fluency

Tools

AWS

PostgreSQL

GraphQL

gRPC

Protobuf

Job description

We are looking for a Senior Go Language Developer to build and evolve scalable backend services, strengthen automated testing, and support reliable operations. You will collaborate across teams, contribute to design decisions, and help raise engineering standards - apply to make an impact.ResponsibilitiesCommunicate with customers and handle their requests in a timely mannerCreate and maintain testing infrastructure for unit and automated testingDesign, implement, and maintain highly scalable and performant servicesPartner with teams across the organization to think beyond the technical implications of design decisionsEngage in code reviews to ensure code quality as well as share and distribute knowledgeOwn, create, or review technical design proposals and proof of conceptsEvangelize engineering best practices and push for higher engineering standardsPromote a culture of operational excellence by meticulously testing and monitoring systems and code, writing documentation, and being on-call to support the health of servicesRequirements3+ years of hands-on, relevant experience developing applications in GoSignificant experience designing, building, deploying, and maintaining cloud-based web services and microservices, with AWS experience preferredExperience working with SQL, relational databases, and PostgreSQL for data storage, querying, and managementDetail-oriented and self-motivated, with a strong passion for code quality, engineering best practices, continuous delivery, and automated testingAbility and willingness to work as a polyglot developer, adapting to whichever tools and technologies best fit the task at handAbility to engage directly with customers and manage their requests independently, without requiring supervisionSolid communication skills with working English fluency (B2 level or higher) to understand business requirements and translate them into technical architecturesNice to haveExperience with gRPC for building efficient, high-performance service-to-service communicationFamiliarity with Protobuf for structuring and serializing data across servicesKnowledge of GraphQL for designing flexible and efficient APIsWe offerInternational projects with top brandsWork with global teams of highly skilled, diverse peersHealthcare benefitsEmployee financial programsPaid time off and sick leaveUpskilling, reskilling and certification coursesUnlimited access to the LinkedIn Learning library and 22,000+ coursesGlobal career opportunitiesVolunteer and community involvement opportunitiesEPAM Employee GroupsAward-winning culture recognized by Glassdoor, Newsweek and LinkedIn