The Versatile Club
Software Engineer – Backend (Go)
The Versatile ClubIndia11 hours ago
Full-timeEngineering, Information Technology
About The Company

The hiring is for a top-tier, high-scale product company in the consumer internet space. The engineering team builds and maintains complex distributed systems that power millions of daily users, with a strong focus on performance, reliability, and real-time operations.

About The Role

We are hiring experienced Golang Backend Engineers (SDE II) to join the StoreFront Engineering team. You will work on high-scale, real-time, API-driven backend services used by millions daily. The role requires strong ownership and the ability to build and optimize distributed, mission-critical systems end-to-end.

Key Responsibilities

  • Design and develop scalable backend services using Golang
  • Build high-performance REST APIs and microservices
  • Work on distributed systems, caching, queues, and real-time data flows
  • Ensure high standards of code quality, testing, and reliability
  • Collaborate closely with product, design, and DevOps teams
  • Drive ownership across the full development lifecycle

Must-Have Skills

  • 3–5 years of hands-on experience with Golang
  • Strong understanding of backend architecture & microservices
  • Strong DSA skills (tested in interviews)
  • Experience with Redis, Memcache, MySQL, Kafka
  • Understanding of distributed systems & high-throughput platforms
  • Strong communication, problem-solving, and ownership mindset
  • Java background acceptable if transitioned into Go
  • Bonus: Experience switching from Java to Go (migration, adaptation, or rewrite projects)

Ideal Background

  • Experience in product-based, high-scale, or real-time platforms
  • Exposure to event-driven architecture and cloud (AWS/GCP)

Skills: go developer,memcache,high-scale apps,api,data structures,kafka,go (golang),mysql,distributed systems,solr,aws,high scale,saas,golang developer,dsa,microservices,java,redis,algorithms,architecture,e-commerce,gcp,real time

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