Senior Software Engineer (Golang)

Senior Software Engineer (Golang)

Location : Remote (Brazil)

Experience : 8+ years overall

Engagement : Contractor

About the Role

We are seeking an experiencedSenior Software Engineerwith strong expertise inGolang ,Node.js , andReactto develop and enhance high-performance, scalable backend services.

The role emphasizes Go, gRPC, Kafka, Kubernetes, and cloud-native development acrossAWSandGCP .

You will be responsible for building robust backend services, integrating withMongoDB , streaming data viaKafka , and ensuring reliability in containerized environments.

Key Responsibilities

Design, implement, and maintain data-intensiveGoandNode.jsgRPC APIs.

Build, containerize, and deploy scalableGo microservicesonKubernetes(EKS, GKE).

Refactor and modernize legacy Node.js services into idiomatic Go for improved performance and stability.

Integrate and operateApache Kafkapipelines for high-throughput event streaming.

LeverageAWSandGCPcloud services to build resilient, cost-effective solutions.

Troubleshoot and resolve technical issues promptly.

Conductcode reviews , mentor junior engineers, and promote best practices in testing, CI / CD, and security.

Participate inarchitectural design reviews , focusing on scalability, fault tolerance, and cost optimization.

Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Product, Program Management, and QA.

Provide realisticlevel of effort (LOE)estimates during planning cycles.

Prototype and experiment with emerging technologies to improve engineering velocity.

Required Skills & Experience

5+ yearsof professional software engineering experience.

3+ yearsof experience building production-grade, highly scalableGoservices.

Expertise in writing high-performancegRPCandRESTclients / servers, includingprotobufcontracts.

Hands-on experience withKafka(stream processing, topic management, schema registry, ACLs, consumers, offsets).

3+ yearsof experience withAWS(S3, CloudFront, EKS, etc.).

1+ yearof experience withGCP(Cloud Storage, Kafka, GKE, CDN, etc.).

2+ yearsof experience designing and usingMongoDB .

Nice to Have

2+ yearsdeveloping full-stack applications usingNode.js ,MongoDB ,Express , andReact .

3+ yearsof experience withEKS / GKE ,Helm ,Terraform , andCI / CD pipelines .

1+ yearof Linux bash scripting for automation and ops tasks.

Exposure toRedis ,Docker ,Git , and observability stacks ( Prometheus ,Grafana ,OpenTelemetry ).

Strong problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills in a globally distributed team.

Experience withMongoDB schemas , indexing, and sharding strategies.

Knowledge ofETL pipelinesandCRUD operations .