Senior Golang Developer

Position Description

Company Profile:

At CGI, we’re a team of builders. We call our employees members because all who join CGI

are building their own company - one that has grown to 72,000 professionals located in 40 countries. Founded in 1976, CGI is a leading IT and business process services firm committed

to helping clients succeed. We have the global resources, expertise, stability and dedicated professionals needed to achieve. At CGI, we’re a team of builders. We call our employees members because all who join CGI are building their own company - one that has grown to 72,000 professionals located in 40 countries. Founded in 1976, CGI is a leading IT and business

process services firm committed to helping clients succeed. We have the global resources, expertise, stability and dedicated professionals needed to achieve results for our clients - and

for our members. Come grow with us. Learn more at www.cgi.com.

This is a great opportunity to join a winning team. CGI offers a competitive compensation package with opportunities for growth and professional development. Benefits for full-time, permanent members start on the first day of employment and include a paid time-off program and profit participation and stock purchase plans. We wish to thank all applicants for their interest and effort in applying for this position, however, only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted. No unsolicited agency referrals please.

Job Title: Golang Developer

Position: Senior Software Engineer

Experience:6+Years

Category: IT Infrastructure

Main location: Chennai

Position ID: J1125-1671

Employment Type: Full Time

Your future duties and responsibilities

• Develop and maintain backend microservices using Golang for scalable and distributed systems.
• Design and implement RESTful APIs, ensuring reliability, versioning, and secure data access.
• Work with MongoDB for schema design, indexing, aggregation, and efficient data handling.
• Collaborate with DevOps teams to integrate builds and deployments into CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitLab, or GitHub Actions.
• Containerize services with Docker and support deployments on Kubernetes / AWS EKS environments.
• Participate in code reviews, unit testing, and integration testing to ensure software quality.
• Identify performance bottlenecks and implement optimizations in code and database access.
• Work collaboratively with frontend, QA, and DevOps teams for seamless integration and delivery.
• Assist in setting up and maintaining logging, monitoring, and alerting tools (ELK, Grafana, Prometheus).
• Adhere to secure coding practices and assist in ensuring compliance with internal standards.
• Stay current with new tools, libraries, and techniques to continuously improve product quality and team efficiency.
  
  

Required Qualifications To Be Successful In This Role

Intermediate Golang Developer with hands-on experience in building, testing, and deploying backend services using Golang and MongoDB. The ideal candidate should have good understanding of microservices, RESTful API design, and container-based deployments, with exposure to CI/CD automation and AWS cloud (EKS preferred).

This role is suited for a developer who enjoys working in fast-paced agile teams, is detail-oriented, and takes ownership of delivering efficient, maintainable, and secure code. The candidate will work closely with senior developers, architects, and DevOps teams to ensure delivery of high-quality backend services that integrate seamlessly into enterprise systems.

Together, as owners, let’s turn meaningful insights into action.

Life at CGI is rooted in ownership, teamwork, respect and belonging. Here, you’ll reach your full potential because…

You are invited to be an owner from day 1 as we work together to bring our Dream to life. That’s why we call ourselves CGI Partners rather than employees. We benefit from our collective success and actively shape our company’s strategy and direction.

Your work creates value. You’ll develop innovative solutions and build relationships with teammates and clients while accessing global capabilities to scale your ideas, embrace new opportunities, and benefit from expansive industry and technology expertise.

You’ll shape your career by joining a company built to grow and last. You’ll be supported by leaders who care about your health and well-being and provide you with opportunities to deepen your skills and broaden your horizons.

Come join our team—one of the largest IT and business consulting services firms in the world.