Senior Product Engineer - Golang

Responsibilities

• Own the design, strategy, and quality of software development for your team.
• Translate objectives into iterative MVPs, evaluate, and then refactor into a scalable and extensible design.
• Design and develop highly scalable, reliable, secure, and fault-tolerant systems with a clean code base, requiring minimal guidance for one of the world’s fastest-growing companies.
• Mentor team members, review code, and advocate for improvements to ensure high standards.
• Continuously research new technologies and tools to enhance product offerings.
• Exercise high ownership and initiative in all projects.
• Analyze different technical options for a problem statement, evaluate them with pros and cons and propose optimal solutions based on thorough research.
• Collaborate with other engineering teams to learn from and share best practices.
• Work cross-functionally with product, design, backend and other teams across regions and independently ship world-class products and features with minimal guidance.
• Build and manage automated build/test/deployment environments
• Write code that is clear, concise, performant, tested and easily understood by others.
• Actively participate within the team in discussions, agile development, monitoring and uptime of the systems.
  

Requirements

• Experience: Minimum of 3 years in software development, with practical experience in creating, testing, deploying, and designing large-scale applications for consumer or enterprise products.
• Programming Skills: Proficient in various programming languages including Golang (min 2 years experience) and Java. Eagerness to learn additional languages as needed.
• API Design: Skilled in designing and implementing high-performance RESTful and GRPC services with low latency. Infrastructure Tools: Experienced with tools such as Ansible, Terraform, Docker, Kubernetes, and databases like PostgreSQL, MySQL, and MongoDB.
• Development Practices: Proficient in Agile methodologies, Test-Driven Development (TDD), Continuous Integration and Deployment (CI/CD). Software Concepts: Excellent understanding of memory management, performance optimization, concurrency and multithreading, fault tolerance, and security.
• Ability to estimate and execute releases with a good degree of predictability.
• Proficient in troubleshooting, performance monitoring and root cause analysis.
• In-depth knowledge of unit testing methodologies and frameworks.
• Ability to understand and implement Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery.
• Design and Architecture: Object-Oriented Programming and Design Patterns: Strong grasp of object-oriented programming principles, coupled with proficient use of design patterns to solve complex problems and enhance code maintainability and scalability.
• Domain Modelling: Exceptional ability to model complex real-world processes and interactions into clear and effective software solutions. This involves leveraging OOP and design patterns to ensure the software architecture aligns closely with business needs.
• Communication Skills: Exceptional verbal and written communication abilities, with a proven track record of effectively engaging with internal and external stakeholders.
  

Benefits

• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Opportunity to work with a team of experienced product and tech leaders.
• A flexible work environment with remote working options.
• Continuous learning and development opportunities.
• Chance to make a significant impact on diverse and innovative projects.