Staff Software Engineer

Job Description

Staff Software Engineer - Golang We're looking for a seasoned Staff Software Engineer to be a technical cornerstone of our engineering team, with a deep focus on Go (Golang) . In this role, you'll architect and build the high-performance, concurrent backend services that power our products. You will be a hands-on leader (roughly 70% coding), responsible for managing project priorities, driving technical specifications, and mentoring team members. Responsibilities Manage individual project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables. Lead the gathering of functional requirements, developing technical specifications, and project & test planning. Present designs along with trade-offs to the technical forum. Demonstrate a high operational excellence mindset. Resolve defects/bugs during QA testing, pre-production, production, and post-release patches. Partner effectively with all team members to deliver against commitments. Work cross-functionally with various internal teams: product management, various product lines, or business units to drive forward results. Show a passion for growing and applying technical skills in service to customers. Roughly 70% hands-on coding. Experience with Agile Development, SCRUM, and/or Extreme Programming methodologies. Result-oriented mindset with an affinity to produce high-quality code. Have a customer-focused mindset. Qualifications BS/MS in computer science or equivalent work experience. 10+ years working as a software engineer, ideally using Agile/Scrum. Extensive hands-on experience and deep expertise in Go (Golang). Strong understanding of Go's concurrency primitives, including Goroutines and Channels. Solid grasp of software engineering fundamentals and their practical application. An understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC). Strong working knowledge of API development standards like REST/GraphQL protocol, pagination, throttling, caching, and routing mechanisms. Solid knowledge of algorithms and design patterns. Proven ability to balance work on multiple projects in parallel. Ability to learn quickly, pivot, visualize, and own a feature end-to-end. Strong end-to-end testing mindset and working knowledge of Front-End and Back-End testing techniques. Experience developing on Cloud platforms (e.g., AWS ) and with containerization/orchestration platforms ( Docker, Kubernetes ). Experience working with mature codebases. An understanding of unit testing & Test-Driven Development (TDD) in a Go environment. "Self-starter" attitude and ability to make decisions independently. Helpful, can-do attitude and a willingness to take ownership of problems. Strong desire to learn and grow. Excellent problem-solving skills with a history of superb delivery against assigned tasks. Excellent verbal and written communication skills: Demonstrated ability to explain complex technical issues to both technical and non-technical audiences. Outstanding partnership skills. Experience in leading and mentoring Junior Team members.