Remote Golang Developer – Contract

About the role

We are seeking a skilled Golang Developer to join a global software services leader on a contract basis. The position is fully remote, allowing you to work from anywhere while building high‑performance backend services for a distributed system.

Key responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and deploy backend services using Go (Golang) in a micro‑services architecture.
• Optimize existing services for performance, scalability, and reliability.
• Write clean, maintainable, and well‑documented code following industry best practices.
• Debug and resolve production issues with minimal downtime.
• Collaborate with product managers and engineering teams to define technical requirements.

Required profile

• Minimum 2 years of hands‑on Go development experience.
• Experience building RESTful APIs and working with micro‑services.
• Strong grasp of data structures, algorithms, and system design.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and container orchestration.
• Proficiency with SQL and NoSQL databases and query optimization.

Required skills

• Go (Golang)
• Microservices architecture
• RESTful API development
• Docker
• Kubernetes
• AWS / GCP / Azure
• SQL databases
• NoSQL databases