Staff Software Engineer, Golang

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. Collaborate with stakeholders to determine requirements for product components and incorporate feedback into designs and solutions .

Posted 9/15/2026full-timeRemote • IndiaLeadWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in designing and executing large-scale portfolio migration strategies for financial platforms, with strong proficiency in Golang and AWS services. Capable of leading complex engineering initiatives while ensuring high performance and resiliency in data-intensive environments.

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Golang ExpertiseAWS Services ExperienceDistributed Systems DesignMigration Strategy ExecutionStrong Communication Skills

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Hard Skills

System DesignCode Quality MetricsDebugging ToolsTest Plan CreationData AnalysisAsynchronous Processing PatternsEvent-Driven ArchitecturesComplex Incident TroubleshootingPerformance OptimizationReusable Code Implementation

Soft Skills

CollaborationStakeholder EngagementFeedback ProvisionAdaptabilityProblem-Solving

Tools & Technologies

AWS S3AWS SQSAWS SNSAWS DynamoDBAWS EventBridgeAWS KMSValkey

Industry Keywords

Financial PlatformsPayment ProcessingCard IssuingDigital BankingRegulated Financial Environments

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSDistributed SystemsDynamoDBGo

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Collaborate with stakeholders to determine requirements for product components and incorporate feedback into designs and solutions
Translate functional requirements into system designs and communicate component interactions
Design and develop product components, refine code plans, and lead design reviews
Contribute to project estimation and escalate issues that may cause delays
Create, implement, and maintain extensible, reusable code
Drive code quality through metrics and best practices
Apply debugging tools to resolve moderately complex issues and identify automation opportunities
Lead code reviews and provide feedback to team members
Create complex test plans, identify test gaps, and address defects
Use data analysis and monitoring standards to identify patterns and defects
Respond to incidents during on-call rotations and assist with incident response and resolution
Build, enhance, and identify developer tools
Seek new knowledge, adapt to technical trends, improve product performance, and recommend resources to engineers

Requirements

What you’ll need

8+ years of relevant work experience with a bachelor’s degree, or at least 2 years of work experience with an Advanced degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD), or 0 years of work experience with a PhD, OR 8+ years of relevant work experience
Proven experience designing and executing large-scale portfolio migration strategies for mission-critical financial platforms
Strong expertise in Golang and distributed systems processing high-volume workloads
Experience building and operating data-intensive migration pipelines with a focus on performance, resiliency, and observability
Hands-on experience with AWS services such as S3, SQS, SNS, DynamoDB, EventBridge, KMS, and Valkey
Strong understanding of asynchronous processing patterns, event-driven architectures, and large-scale data movement
Experience troubleshooting complex production incidents involving distributed systems and cross-service dependencies
Demonstrated ability to lead technical design and execution of complex engineering initiatives spanning multiple teams
Experience balancing migration velocity, operational risk, and customer impact in highly regulated financial environments
Strong communication skills and ability to engage directly with clients, internal stakeholders, and engineering teams during migration planning and execution
Experience with payment processing, card issuing, digital banking, or other mission-critical financial systems is highly desirable

Benefits

Comp & perks

Opportunity to create impact at scale and see contributions impact lives around the world
Work involving meaningful challenges and opportunities to grow skills
Remote work arrangement
Scheduled-notice access to a Visa office may be required