Golang Developer

Position : Golang Developer Role : Permanent Location : United Kingdoms Responsibilities: Develop and design software applications, translating user needs into system architecture. Assess and validate application performance and integration of component systems and provide process flow diagrams. Test the engineering resilience of software and automation tools. Be part of an enthusiastic, high performing technology team developing solutions to drive engagement and loyalty within our existing cardmember base and attract new customers to the Amex brand. The position will also play a critical role partnering with other development teams, testing and quality, and production support, to meet implementation dates and allow smooth transition throughout the development life cycle. The successful candidate will be focused on building and executing against a strategy and roadmap focused on moving from monolithic, tightly coupled, batch-based legacy platforms to a loosely coupled, event-driven, microservices-based architecture to meet our long-term business goals. Required Sills: Position requires a bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related field or experience followed by 5+ years of experience in a modern development stack with some significant Golang experience. Experience in application design, software development, and testing, preferably in an Agile environment. Experience working with Git on small to medium sized teams. Experience with open-source frameworks is a plus – especially maintaining or contributing to open-source projects! Experience with relational and NoSQL databases, including PostgreSQL, Couchbase, or Cassandra is a plus. Experience designing and developing REST APIs for high volume clients. Experience with continuous integration tools (Jenkins, GHA) a plus. A proven hunger to learn new technologies and translate them into working software. Experience with container and container orchestration technologies, such as Docker and Kubernetes, a plus. Experience with Atlassian software development and collaboration tools (JIRA, Confluence, etc.), a plus. If this sounds like an interesting opportunity to you, feel free to get in touch to discuss the role in detail.