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Senior Go Lang Engineer

Location
Chicago, IL
Work type
Full Time · Hybrid
Posted
2026-08-26

Job description

Responsibilities
Engage in technical discussions, participate in technical designs, and present technical ideas through whiteboarding
Work closely with your peers, actively engaging in a fast-paced technical design and development team
Execute in a fast-paced delivery mode with a sharp focus on delivering tasks to meet product release goals
Maintain code quality through best practices, rigorous unit testing, and code quality automation
Understand the overall product, its modules, and their interrelationships while serving as an expert in your assigned components or modules
Help design interfaces and information exchange mechanisms between modules

Possess advanced domain knowledge, demonstrate great customer focus, remain an expert in processes/methodologies, and stay skilled in build, release, and deployment processes
Articulate the need for scalability and understand the importance of improving quality through comprehensive testing
Write robust code that meets high standards and delivers desired functionality using Go and modern cloud technologies

Requirements
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or a STEM Major (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math)
A minimum of 7 years of relevant professional experience (or 5 years with a Master's degree, or 2 years with a PhD)
Strong knowledge of Object-Oriented Analysis and Design, Software Design Patterns, and clean coding principles
Extensive hands-on experience and deep proficiency in Go (Golang) development

Hands-on experience in microservices architecture and development, as well as relational and distributed databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, Oracle,

MySQL, Sybase)
Preferred experience with Python scripting
Preferred experience in ServiceMesh, Containers, and Kubernetes technologies

Preferred hands-on experience building cloud-based software leveraging cloud and open-source technologies/frameworks
Proven experience in building scalable, resilient, and highly available distributed systems

Experience in assessing application performance and optimizing/improving it through design and best coding practices
Expertise in core data structures and algorithms with the ability to implement them efficiently in Go
Preferred understanding and experience with public cloud native services (e.g., AWS, Azure)

Experience in Agile software development environments
Strong problem-solving abilities with the capacity to clearly articulate complex technical topics and assignments
Evangelizes how our technology solves customer problems from both a technical and business perspective
Demonstrates clarity of thinking to work effectively through limited information and vague problem definitions
Proactively identifies and addresses customer issues within the product lifecycle

We offer/Benefits
Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance (Subsidized)
Health Savings Account
Flexible Spending Accounts (Healthcare, Dependent Care, Commuter)
Short-Term and Long-Term Disability (Company Provided)
Life and AD&D Insurance (Company Provided)
Employee Assistance Program
Unlimited access to LinkedIn learning solutions
Matched 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan
Paid Time Off
Legal Plan and Identity Theft Protection
Accident Insurance
Employee Discounts
Pet Insurance
Employee Stock Purchase Program

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