Senior Software Engineer - Golang (10-12 yrs)

About the Company :

Finvasia is a multi-disciplinary, multinational organisation that owns and operates over a dozen brands across financial services, technology, real estate and healthcare verticals.

Over the last 13 years of our history, Finvasia has managed funds for some of the notable hedge funds of the Wall street, launched the first and only commission free ecosystem for listed and fee based financial products in India, provided technology to some of the notable listed and unlisted financial services entities across the globe, launched medically proven diabetes reversal program and engaged scientist from various specialized fields to build nano and micro medical devices that can monitor and assist in various body functions.

In the last 13 years, we have catered to a few million clients in over 180 countries directly or via one of our subsidiaries.

Some of the notable brands owned by Finvasia are Fxview, Shoonya, Zulutrade, AAAfx, ACT Trader, CapitalWallet, Gini Health, bodyLoop, StackFlow, Finvasia estates, and portfolios.com

Our team comprises over 350 employees that work in our offices across India, UK, Greece, Cyprus, Canada, Mauritius and USA.

Our team enjoys a collegiate environment and get to work across a multitude of brands, products, technologies, and industry segments and get an opportunity to get more global exposure while working with teams from different parts of the globe.

As a company, Finvasia is an equal-opportunity employer that respects and encourages diversity and inclusion.

We are looking for a seasoned Senior Golang Developer with over 10 years of experience in backend development, primarily with Golang. The ideal candidate should also possess hands-on experience with Java and a strong background in designing and building scalable, robust, and efficient software systems. You will be responsible for the development, enhancement, and maintenance of high-performance backend services while collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality products.

Key Responsibilities :

- Develop, test, deploy, and maintain high-quality backend systems using Golang.

- Build reusable code and libraries for future use.

- Contribute to system architecture and design discussions.

- Collaborate with architects and engineering teams to design scalable and resilient systems.

- Implement microservices architecture with effective service orchestration and communication.

- Monitor performance and troubleshoot issues in production environments.

- Enhance application performance and reduce latency wherever possible.

- Perform regular code reviews and maintain high coding standards and best practices.

- Write well-documented, clean, and maintainable code.

- Work closely with front-end developers, DevOps engineers, product managers, and other stakeholders.

- Participate in daily stand-ups, sprint planning, and retrospective meetings.

- Maintain comprehensive technical documentation for new and existing systems and APIs.

- Stay updated with the latest Golang trends, libraries, tools, and best practices.

- Advocate for continuous improvement and share knowledge with the team.

Required Skills & Qualifications :

- Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical field (or equivalent practical experience).

- 10+ years of experience in backend development with at least 4+ years in Golang.

- Prior development experience in Java is highly desirable.

- Strong knowledge of Golang paradigms, idioms, and standard libraries.

- Experience with Go frameworks like Gin, Echo, or Beego.

- Solid understanding of concurrency and parallelism in Go.

- Proficiency in designing and integrating RESTful APIs and Web Services.

- Hands-on experience with relational and non-relational databases such as PostgreSQL, MongoDB, MySQL, or Redis.

- Familiarity with version control systems like Git.

- Experience with containerization and orchestration tools (Docker, Kubernetes).

- Understanding of microservices design principles and patterns.

- Working knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.

- Cloud exposure (AWS, GCP, Azure) with a good understanding of deployment and scaling.

- Exposure to message brokers like Kafka, RabbitMQ, or similar technologies.

- Basic understanding of front-end technologies (JavaScript, React, Angular) for effective collaboration.

Nice to Have

- Contributions to open-source Golang projects.

- Experience with GraphQL or gRPC.

- Familiarity with observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack).