Back-End Go Engineer (Cloud Compliance & Data Pipelines)

Back-End Go Engineer (Cloud Compliance & Data Pipelines)
Location: Hybrid Richmond / McLean
Duration: Approx. 6 Months (Through End of Year)

Role Overview

STAFFXPERT are seeking a Backend Software Engineer with strong Golang development experience to support enterprise-scale applications within a Financial Services / Banking environment. This role will focus on backend engineering cloud-native application development serverless architecture and scalable distributed systems operating in Big Data environments.

The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in Golang AWS cloud services Docker and AWS Lambda/serverless technologies with experience supporting secure enterprise platforms.

Key Responsibilities

Backend Engineering & Data Pipelines

• Design develop and maintain scalable backend services and data pipelines using Go (Golang).
• Build and optimize AWS serverless workflows using Lambda and Step Functions.
• Expand and enhance cloud compliance and monitoring pipelines supporting enterprise workloads.

Cloud Compliance & Big Data Platforms

• Support a large-scale cloud compliance platform operating across 3000 AWS accounts.
• Process and optimize millions of daily compliance findings and security data events.
• Improve scalability performance and reliability of backend systems.

Database & System Integration

• Integrate backend applications with:
  • PostgreSQL
  • Snowflake
• Support data orchestration backend integrations and large-scale data processing activities.

Agile Delivery & Collaboration

• Work within Agile development teams using JIRA-based workflows.
• Collaborate with IAM cloud engineering and platform teams.
• Participate in backend development troubleshooting optimization and release activities.

Required Skills & Experience

• 6 years of backend software engineering experience.
• Strong expertise in:
  • Golang (Go)
  • REST APIs
  • Distributed Systems
  • Backend Engineering
• Hands-on experience with:
  • AWS Lambda
  • Step Functions experience
  • Serverless Architecture
  • Docker
  • AWS Cloud Services
• Experience working in Big Data environments.
• Good understanding of AWS IAM and cloud security concepts.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
• Financial Services or Banking domain experience preferred.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with enterprise cloud-native and microservices architecture.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.
• Experience supporting secure high-volume enterprise systems.

Important Notes

• Backend-focused role (No Frontend work involved)
• Strong Golang expertise is mandatory
• AWS Lambda & Step Functions experience is critical
• AWS Lambda / Serverless experience is highly important
• AWS IAM knowledge Financial Services