Role

GCP GoLang Lead

Key Skills

Location

Mountain View, CA

Experience

Role Description

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Senior Golang Engineer to join our growing engineering team. In this role, the candidate will play a critical part in designing, developing, and deploying high-performance, scalable, and resilient software solutions. Candiate will be working on the core platform, new product development, etc and collaborating closely with a talented team of engineers.In this role, candidate will start as an individual contributor, with the expectation of leading a team of 6-7 developers within timeframe of 6 months to a year.

Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and maintain efficient, reusable, and reliable Golang code.
• Translate complex functional and technical requirements into detailed design.
• Build and maintain scalable and fault-tolerant microservices architecture using Golang.
• Implement RESTful APIs and gRPC services for seamless communication between services.
• Contribute to the design and implementation of cloud-native solutions on GCP, leveraging its various services and offerings.
• Utilize containerization technologies like Docker and orchestration tools like Kubernetes to deploy and manage applications.
• Write clean, well-documented, and testable code.
• Participate in code reviews and provide constructive feedback to peers.
• Collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams (product, design, QA) to deliver high-quality software.
• Troubleshoot and debug complex issues in production and non-production environments.
• Stay up-to-date with the latest trends and technologies in Golang and cloud-native development.
• Mentor and guide junior engineers, fostering a culture of learning and growth.

Qualifications:

• 12+ years of experience in software development with a strong focus on Golang.
• 3+ years of hands-on experience developing applications using Golang.
• Expert-level understanding of Golang, its syntax, data structures, and core libraries.
• Proven experience in designing, building, and deploying distributed systems and microservices architectures.
• Strong understanding of cloud-native principles and technologies.
• 3+ years of hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and its services (e.g., Compute Engine, App Engine, Cloud Storage, Cloud SQL, Kubernetes Engine).
• Extensive experience with containerization (Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes) technologies.
• Expertise in designing and developing RESTful APIs and gRPC services.
• Solid understanding of network protocols (TCP/IP, HTTP) and concepts.
• Experience with infrastructure-as-code (IaC) tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, or Ansible.
• Excellent problem-solving, debugging, and analytical skills.
• Strong communication, interpersonal, and collaboration skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team in a fast-paced environment.
• 4+ years of experience in mentoring or leading a team of developers, including conducting code reviews, providing technical guidance, and facilitating team meetings.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with service mesh technologies (e.g., Istio, Linkerd).  
• Experience with message queues (e.g., Kafka, RabbitMQ).
• Experience with observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, Jaeger).
• Contributions to open-source projects.
• Experience with database administration and performance tuning (relational and NoSQL databases).

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s  Degree

Expected annual pay for this role ranges from $88,000 to $158,000. Based on the position, the role is also eligible for Wipro’s standard benefits including a full range of medical and dental benefits options, disability insurance, paid time off (inclusive of sick leave), other paid and unpaid leave options.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, caste, creed, religion, gender, marital status, age, ethnic and national origin, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, political orientation, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

“Wipro is committed to creating an accessible, supportive, and reasonable accommodations to all our applicates with disabilities throughout the recruitment and selection process. Should an applicant require accommodation or a special request due to a disability, Wipro encourages individuals to make their needs known in advance. Requests for accommodation will be considered on an individual basis and in accordance with the requirements of the applicable provincial laws. Wipro is dedicated to ensuring equal opportunities and a barrier-free recruitment process and employment for all qualified candidates”.