Senior Backend Engineer (Golang) at Agivant Technologies in Hyderabad

Agivant Technologies is seeking a talented Senior Backend Engineer specializing in Golang to join their team in Hyderabad. This role involves designing, developing, and maintaining robust backend services, focusing on scalability and reliability.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, build, and maintain backend services using Go (Golang), including RESTful APIs, microservices, and event-driven architectures.
• Work with message queues and streaming platforms such as Kafka, RabbitMQ, etc.
• Manage and optimize relational databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL) and/or NoSQL / Graph databases; design schemas, optimize queries, and ensure data integrity and performance.
• Apply security best practices (authentication, authorization, encryption, data handling, etc.) in backend services.
• Ensure code quality through solid architectural design, modularization, thorough testing (unit and integration), and code reviews.
• Contribute to DevOps / infrastructure tasks, including containerization (Docker), orchestration (Kubernetes), CI/CD pipelines, and deployments.
• Monitor services, maintain logging/observability, and debug/troubleshoot production issues effectively.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver scalable and reliable backend solutions.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• 2-4 years of hands-on experience in backend development using Go (Golang).
• Practical experience with Kafka, RabbitMQ, or similar message brokers.
• Strong knowledge of relational databases, with additional experience in NoSQL or Graph databases.
• Working knowledge of any Graph Database (e.g., Neo4j, TigerGraph, ArangoDB) is a plus.
• Familiarity with containerization, Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong understanding of security practices in backend development.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering or a related field.

Good to Have:

• Certifications in backend technologies or cloud platforms.