GoLang Developer Engineer

Cognizant Technology Solutions - Bethpage, NY

Full-time - Senior

Bethpage, NY

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

We are seeking a Sr. Software Engineer with 5 to 7 years of experience specializing in GoLang, GRPC, and GCP. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in provisioning billing systems. This role involves developing and maintaining high-performance applications that align with our company's goals and contribute to our mission of delivering exceptional software solutions. The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring that the software solutions are secure, scalable, and maintainable, adhering to industry standards and best practices. This position requires a proactive approach to problem-solving and a commitment to continuous improvement in development processes and methodologies. As a Sr. Software Engineer, you will develop high-quality software solutions using GoLang, ensuring robust and scalable applications. You will implement and maintain GRPC services to enable efficient communication between microservices and utilize GCP to deploy, manage, and monitor applications, ensuring optimal performance and reliability. Collaboration with cross-functional teams is essential to design and implement provisioning billing systems that meet business requirements. You will also conduct code reviews to ensure adherence to best practices and coding standards, troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues, and participate in the full software development lifecycle from requirements gathering to deployment and maintenance. Additionally, you will write and maintain comprehensive documentation for developed software, optimize application performance by identifying and addressing bottlenecks and inefficiencies, and stay updated with the latest industry trends and technologies, incorporating them into development practices as appropriate. Mentorship and guidance to junior developers will also be part of your responsibilities, fostering a collaborative and productive team environment.

Responsibilities

• Develop high-quality software solutions using GoLang ensuring robust and scalable applications.
• Implement and maintain GRPC services to enable efficient communication between microservices.
• Utilize GCP to deploy, manage, and monitor applications ensuring optimal performance and reliability.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design and implement provisioning billing systems that meet business requirements.
• Conduct code reviews to ensure adherence to best practices and coding standards.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues providing timely and effective solutions.
• Participate in the full software development lifecycle from requirements gathering to deployment and maintenance.
• Write and maintain comprehensive documentation for developed software ensuring clarity and ease of understanding.
• Optimize application performance by identifying and addressing bottlenecks and inefficiencies.
• Stay updated with the latest industry trends and technologies incorporating them into development practices as appropriate.
• Provide mentorship and guidance to junior developers fostering a collaborative and productive team environment.
• Ensure software solutions are secure, scalable, and maintainable adhering to industry standards and best practices.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of development processes and methodologies.

Requirements

• 5 to 7 years of experience in software engineering.
• Strong proficiency in GoLang with a proven track record of developing high-performance applications.
• Expertise in GRPC with experience in implementing and maintaining efficient communication protocols.
• Extensive experience with GCP including deployment, management, and monitoring of applications.
• Deep understanding of provisioning billing systems with the ability to design and implement effective solutions.
• Excellent problem-solving skills with the ability to troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues.