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Senior Backend Developer – Go / Platform

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Job Title: Senior Backend Developer – Go / Platform

Key Skills: Go (Golang), GCP, Microservices, REST APIs, gRPC, Kubernetes, Docker, Distributed Systems, Kafka, Google Pub/Sub, NoSQL, Relational Databases, GitOps, DevOps

Experience: +7 years of experience.

Location: Colombia

Mode: Remote

We at Coforge are hiring Senior Backend Developer – Go / Platform (#19695) with the following skill set

Key Responsibilities

  • Design, build, and deploy high-performance, resilient, and scalable cloud-based systems for a cybersecurity platform.
  • Lead software capabilities from concept to production, ensuring high quality and efficient delivery throughout the SDLC.
  • Utilize Google Cloud Platform (GCP) to build and operate highly available backend systems.
  • Identify and resolve system-level and component-level performance challenges.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including Product, Operations, and Platform Engineering.
  • Integrate monitoring, alerting, and observability solutions to improve reliability, performance, and system availability.
  • Maintain high engineering standards through automated testing, CI/CD workflows, and best SDLC practices.
  • Propose and design technical solutions aligned with product requirements and user stories.
  • Participate in architecture discussions, technical design reviews, and code reviews.
  • Provide technical mentorship and guidance to engineers while promoting engineering excellence and continuous improvement.

Required Skills & Qualifications

  • 7+ years of experience in backend engineering or distributed systems development.
  • 4+ years of expert-level hands-on experience with Go (Golang).
  • Strong expertise in microservices architecture, REST API development, and gRPC.
  • Experience building and maintaining scalable cloud-native applications in GCP (preferred).
  • Strong hands-on experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and containerized environments.
  • Experience with asynchronous messaging technologies such as Google Pub/Sub or Kafka.
  • Strong knowledge of both relational and NoSQL databases.
  • Experience writing unit tests, integration tests, and BDD-style tests.
  • Strong system design capabilities; familiarity with UML and Domain-Driven Design (DDD) is desirable.
  • Experience with GitOps, DevOps practices, CI/CD automation, and engineering tooling.
  • Strong understanding of modern SDLC practices and experience working in agile teams.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Demonstrated experience scaling distributed and microservice-based systems in production.
  • Ability to collaborate effectively across multiple stakeholders and technical teams.

Preferred Skills

  • Experience with Ruby.
  • Experience building platform-level or mission-critical backend systems.
  • Exposure to cybersecurity environments, cloud-native security, or distributed platform engineering.
  • Strong mentoring skills and experience guiding engineering best practices.

Posted On: 29-5-2026

At Coforge, we hire professionals based solely on their skills and do not discriminate based on age, disability, religion, gender, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, or nationality.

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