Senior Golang Developer

Job Description

Job Description

Position Overview

We are seeking a seasoned Senior Golang Developer to design and build high-performance backend systems for healthcare services. The ideal candidate brings deep Go expertise, strong skills in API development, distributed systems, and preferably experience working with healthcare data (EMR, claims, PHI).

Key Responsibilities

Architect, develop, and maintain backend services and microservices in Go, following clean architecture and DDD principles

Implement REST / gRPC APIs, handle data ingestion, processing, and reporting at scale

Collaborate on cloud-native deployments using Kubernetes, Docker, API Gateway, and Terraform

Design and optimize data pipelines with Postgres, SQL / NoSQL databases, and messaging systems like Kafka

Work closely with product, QA, DevOps, and data teams to deliver secure and reliable solutions

Mentor junior developers, participate in code reviews, and enforce best practices in testing, CI / CD, and security

Ensure compliance with healthcare standards—HIPAA, PHI privacy, and security controls

Required Qualifications

7+ years of professional software development experience, with at least 5+ years in Golang

Strong expertise in Go fundamentals : goroutines, channels, interfaces, and performance tuning

Proven experience building RESTful services and working with APIs and microservices

Familiarity with Kubernetes, containerization tools, and CI / CD pipelines

Solid understanding of relational databases (Postgres) and NoSQL systems

Excellent troubleshooting, communication, and collaboration skills

Preferred Qualifications

Experience in healthcare environments—EMR systems, claims processing, HIPAA compliance

Knowledge of distributed systems, event-driven architecture, and tools like Kafka

Exposure to cloud platforms (AWS, GCP) and DevOps / tooling frameworks

Familiarity with healthcare data standards (FHIR, HL7) or observability tooling (Prometheus, Grafana)