Software Engineer, Go

Weekday (YC W21)

. Select tasks from a pre-validated pool of Go repositories pinned to specific git commits .

Posted 9/17/2026contractRemote • United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $130 per dayWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive experience in Go programming, with a strong ability to navigate and analyze large codebases, ensuring precise documentation and effective communication. Proficient in distributed systems and containerized environments, with a focus on delivering well-defined tasks for expert review.

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Go ProgrammingDistributed SystemsKubernetes-Ecosystem ToolingGit Version ControlTechnical Documentation

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Hard Skills

Go ConcurrencyGo InterfacesGo Standard LibraryCode NavigationRuntime Behavior Explanation

Soft Skills

Precise Written English

Tools & Technologies

GitContainerized EnvironmentsCommand-Line Tooling

Industry Keywords

Software EngineeringProduction CodeTask ValidationExpert ReviewBackground Check

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Distributed SystemsKubernetesGo

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Select tasks from a pre-validated pool of Go repositories pinned to specific git commits
Explore repositories and relevant PR or issue history to understand subsystems
Rewrite questions to challenge frontier coding agents while remaining well-defined and answerable
Adjust rubrics and foils to reward correct reasoning and reject plausible-but-wrong answers
Run the full Studio validation loop: Check, Golden, Run, Analyze
Iterate until every validation stage passes
Document work in task READMEs
Submit tasks for expert review and address reviewer feedback

Requirements

What you’ll need

3+ years of professional software engineering experience, with substantial production Go
Ability to navigate large, unfamiliar Go codebases and explain runtime behavior
Fluency in Go concurrency, interfaces, module boundaries, and the standard library
Comfort reading generated code and build tooling
Experience with distributed systems, networking, storage engines, or Kubernetes-ecosystem tooling highly relevant
Precise written English
Comfortable with git at commit level, containerized environments, and command-line tooling
Identity verification, background check, signed Terms of Work and CIIAA, tax form, and passing a short calibration quiz required before task access
Resume or relevant technical background required to apply
May need to complete a brief technical assessment or provide additional information

Benefits

Comp & perks

Fully remote and asynchronous work
Payment of $130 per approved task
Work performed in Studio with platform access provisioned through Okta
Expert team leads across US, India, and Nigeria time zones
Reasonable accommodations upon request