Golang Developer

This role is for one of the Weekday's clients

Min Experience: 1 years

Location: Mumbai

JobType: full-time

We are seeking a skilled Golang Developer to join our backend engineering team. The ideal candidate will design, develop, and optimize high-performance, scalable, and concurrent systems. You’ll work on real-time trading applications, REST APIs, and distributed backend services, with a strong focus on performance, reliability, and clean architecture.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and maintain backend services using Go for trading and financial applications.
• Build and debug RESTful APIs using Go’s net/http package and related libraries.
• Implement and work with advanced data structures such as hash tables, linked lists, and queues.
• Translate requirements into performant, low-latency, and maintainable code.
• Utilize Go’s concurrency model (goroutines, channels, select) and synchronization primitives (WaitGroups, Mutexes).
• Write and maintain unit and integration tests using Go’s testing frameworks.
• Use profiling and benchmarking tools to identify and resolve performance bottlenecks.
• Collaborate with QA, DevOps, and Product teams to ensure timely and reliable delivery.

Tools & Technologies:

• Version Control: Git or TFS.
• Database: PostgreSQL / SQL Server for data storage and retrieval.
• Debugging & Profiling: Proficiency with Go performance analysis tools.
• Experience using AI-powered development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT) for productivity and optimization.
• Familiarity with prompt engineering to enhance coding, debugging, and review workflows.

Domain Knowledge (Must-Have):

• Strong understanding of Equity Markets, Derivatives, and Order Management Systems (OMS).
• Familiarity with Indian stock exchanges (NSE, BSE).
• Experience with market data feeds (e.g., FIX, TCP-based protocols).
• Exposure to real-time data processing and trading workflows.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• Strong grasp of algorithmic complexity (Big O).
• Familiarity with network protocols — TCP/UDP sockets, WebSockets, protocol buffers.
• Hands-on experience developing distributed systems or low-latency trading infrastructure.

Skills:
Golang, Go Developer, Backend Development, REST API, Concurrency, Multithreading, Distributed Systems, Low Latency, PostgreSQL, SQL Server, FIX Protocol, TCP/IP, WebSockets, OMS, Equity Markets, NSE, BSE