Senior Software Engineer Backend (Golang)
About Us:
Paytm is Indias leading mobile payments and financial services distribution company. Pioneer of the mobile QR payments revolution in India Paytm builds technologies that help small businesses with payments and commerce. Paytms mission is to serve half a billion Indians and bring them to the mainstream economy with the help of technology.
About the Role:
As a Senior Software Engineer Backend (Golang) you will be working closely with senior technology leaders to build high-quality scalable and reliable backend systems. You will design and develop services using Golang with frameworks like Gin and GORM ensuring seamless integration with Paytms ecosystem and alignment with our business strategy and user demand.
Requirements:
3 to 6 years of backend/server-side application development experience with strong expertise in Golang.
Hands-on experience with Gin framework for building RESTful APIs and GORM for database interactions.
Proficiency in working with JSON and designing data-driven APIs.
Strong track record of delivering high-quality scalable software systems.
Ability to design and implement microservices-based architectures.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present complex plans and designs.
Strong problem-solving skills sound judgment and the ability to make data-driven decisions.
Experience in system design architecture and performance optimization.
Preferred Qualifications:
Bachelors/Masters degree in Computer Science or equivalent.
Skills that will help you succeed in this role:
Languages: Golang (primary) exposure to Java/Node is a plus.
Frameworks/Tools: Gin GORM JSON REST APIs.
Databases: RDBMS (MySQL/Postgres) NoSQL databases.
Messaging: Kafka RabbitMQ.
Caching: Redis Aerospike.
Cloud & Microservices: AWS containerization (Docker Kubernetes).
Good experience in scaling performance tuning & optimization at both API and storage layers.
Why Join Us:
Because you get an opportunity to make a difference and have a great time doing that. You will be challenged and encouraged here to build technology that is meaningful for you and for those we serve. Work with us if you believe technology can create real impact.
We are successful and our successes are rooted in our peoples collective energy and unwavering focus on the customer and thats how it will always be.
Compensation:
If you are the right fit we believe in creating wealth for you. With over 500 mn registered users 21 mn merchants and a deep ecosystem of data we are in a unique position to democratize credit for deserving consumers & merchants and we are committed to it. Indias largest digital lending story is brewing here and this is your opportunity to be part of it!