Senior Go Backend Engineer — Cloud-Native PKI

WebHosting; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 1,995,000 - 2,992,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wellness programs

Vacation & holidays

Parental leave

ERGs

Catered lunches

401k matching

Job summary

DigiCert is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join the DigiCert ONE CA team. You will help build the future of PKI and security management with a cross-functional agile team, focusing on scalable Go-based RESTful services in a cloud-native environment.

You will collaborate with engineering leaders, optimize deployments, and contribute to design decisions while supporting global time zones. Strong Go skills, Docker/Kubernetes, and distributed systems knowledge are essential.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of professional backend development experience.
• Proven hands-on Go (Golang) development experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or equivalent.
• Experience with Docker and Kubernetes.
• Design RESTful web services and APIs.
• Strong knowledge of service-based architectures and distributed systems.
• Experience with relational databases and SQL best practices.
• Familiarity with CI/CD and DevOps practices.

Responsibilities

• Build RESTful, scalable cloud-native web services using Go.
• Collaborate across design, development, testing, and deployment of high-quality code.
• Engage with engineering leaders to implement industry best practices.
• Analyze, troubleshoot, and resolve product defects for customers.
• Develop deep understanding of PKI products, architecture, and systems.

Skills

Go

REST APIs

Docker

Kubernetes

Distributed systems

SQL & indexing

CI/CD

Communication

React

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/IS

Tools

Git & GitHub

MySQL

C++

Job description

DigiCert is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join the DigiCert ONE CA team. You will help build the future of PKI and security management with a cross-functional agile team, focusing on scalable Go-based RESTful services in a cloud-native environment.

You will collaborate with engineering leaders, optimize deployments, and contribute to design decisions while supporting global time zones. Strong Go skills, Docker/Kubernetes, and distributed systems knowledge are essential.