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Senior Golang Engineer

Purple Drive


Job Location:

Phoenix, AZ - USA

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer
Posted: 10 June 2026 (30+ days ago)
Application Deadline: 7 September 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Overview

We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Golang Engineer to lead the design development and delivery of cloud-native distributed systems. This role requires strong expertise in Golang Kubernetes and microservices architecture along with ownership of end-to-end system delivery from proof of concept to production and beyond.

The ideal candidate will act as a technical leader driving architecture decisions mentoring engineers and ensuring alignment with enterprise engineering standards.


Key Responsibilities
Backend Architecture & Development
  • Design and develop scalable backend services using Golang
  • Build and maintain integrations with CI/CD and platform tooling (e.g. GitHub Actions XLR)
  • Develop microservices-based distributed systems
Cloud & DevOps
  • Establish and maintain Kubernetes (K8s) clusters and containerized workloads using Docker
  • Implement and manage CI/CD pipelines
  • Ensure adherence to cloud-native engineering best practices
Frontend Development
  • Lead frontend architecture using React
  • Develop and maintain OneApp-based applications (preferred)
  • Ensure seamless frontend-backend integration and performance
System Design & Data Modeling
  • Design data models schemas and scalable data flows
  • Ensure secure efficient and high-performance data handling
End-to-End Ownership
  • Own delivery lifecycle: POC MVP GA Post-GA improvements
  • Ensure both functional and non-functional requirements are met
Quality Performance & Stability
  • Define and implement QA strategies and regression testing
  • Lead performance load testing and resiliency improvements
  • Ensure system stability and reliability in production
Observability
  • Design and implement monitoring logging and alerting systems
  • Ensure applications meet SLOs and operational standards
Architecture & Governance
  • Create and maintain architecture diagrams and ADRs
  • Participate in design reviews and governance forums
  • Align solutions with enterprise standards and architecture roadmap
Leadership & Mentorship
  • Provide technical guidance to engineering teams
  • Act as primary escalation point for technical issues
  • Drive design decisions trade-offs and delivery prioritization
  • Collaborate with architects and senior stakeholders

Required Skills & Qualifications
  • 8 years of experience in software engineering
  • Deep expertise in Golang (Go)
  • Strong experience in distributed systems and microservices architecture
  • Hands-on experience with Kubernetes Docker and containerization
  • Experience with CI/CD pipelines and GitHub workflows
  • Strong experience in API design and development
  • Expertise in system design testing and production operations
  • Strong understanding of observability (logging metrics monitoring)
  • Proven experience delivering large-scale enterprise systems
  • Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
  • Experience working in Agile environments

Preferred / Nice-to-Have Skills
  • Experience with React (frontend development)
  • Exposure to Java and microservices ecosystems
  • Experience with OneApp framework
  • Knowledge of enterprise governance and architecture practices