Go Developer at Toptal

About the role

We are looking for a great Go developer who has a strong understanding of how best to leverage and exploit the language’s unique paradigms, idioms, and syntax. Your primary focus will be on developing Go packages and programs that are scalable and maintainable. You will ensure that these Go packages and programs are well documented and have reasonable test coverage. A commitment to collaborative problem solving, sophisticated design, and quality product is essential.

Requirements

• 3+ years of professional experience in software development

• Strong knowledge of Go programming language, paradigms, constructs, and idioms

• Knowledge of common Goroutine and channel patterns

• Experience with the full site of Go frameworks and tools, including:

  • Dependency management tools such as Godep, Sltr, etc.

  • Go’s templating language

  • Go’s code generation tools, such as Stringer

  • Popular Go web frameworks, such as Revel

  • Router packages, such as Gorilla Mux

• Ability to write clean and effective Godoc comments

• Familiarity with code versioning tools

• Experience with system architecture or leading a software team is a strong advantage

• Full-time availability is a strong advantage