GoLang Developer

Role: GoLang Developer with strong C/C++ experience (local only)

Location: Menlo Park, CA

Final Round will be F2F interview

About the Role

We are looking for a skilled Golang Developer with strong C/C++ experience to design, develop, and maintain high-performance, scalable, and reliable software solutions. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience building backend services and systems software using Go, along with a solid understanding of C/C++ programming, memory management, concurrency, and low-level system concepts.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and maintain software applications using Golang, C, and C++.
• Build scalable, secure, and high-performance backend services, APIs, and system components.
• Develop and integrate RESTful APIs, microservices, and distributed systems.
• Work with C/C++ libraries, SDKs, and existing codebases.
• Implement efficient algorithms, data structures, multithreading, and concurrency models.
• Analyze and optimize application performance, memory usage, and resource utilization.
• Debug complex production and system-level issues using appropriate tools.
• Develop unit, integration, and performance tests.
• Participate in code reviews, design discussions, and technical documentation.
• Collaborate with product managers, architects, QA engineers, DevOps teams, and other developers.
• Contribute to continuous integration, deployment, and automated testing processes.
• Ensure adherence to coding standards, security guidelines, and software development best practices.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• 8 years of professional software development experience.
• Strong programming experience in Golang.
• Good hands-on experience with C and/or C++.
• Strong understanding of:
• Object-oriented and procedural programming
• Data structures and algorithms
• Pointers, memory management, and resource handling
• Multithreading and concurrency
• Networking and operating system concepts
• Experience developing REST APIs and backend services.
• Familiarity with databases such as PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, or Redis.
• Experience with Git and standard software development tools.
• Strong debugging, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Good communication and teamwork abilities.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Go frameworks such as Gin, Echo, Fiber, or Chi.
• Experience with C++11/14/17/20 standards.
• Knowledge of Linux/Unix systems and shell scripting.
• Experience with microservices and distributed systems.
• Familiarity with Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience with messaging systems such as Kafka, RabbitMQ, or NATS.
• Knowledge of cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.
• Experience with gRPC, Protocol Buffers, or service-to-service communication.
• Familiarity with profiling and debugging tools such as:
• GDB
• Valgrind
• pprof
• AddressSanitizer
• ThreadSanitizer
• Experience working with embedded systems, networking software, operating systems, or performance-critical applications.