Senior Backend Engineer - X

at  TECHNOLOGY SERVICES GROUP PTE LTD

ABOUT US:

Vama is an innovative chat and payment platform committed to revolutionizing communication and transactions. Our team is passionate about creating seamless, secure, and user-friendly experiences for our customers.

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE:

• 10+ years of professional experience as a Backend Engineer.
• 5+ years of professional experience in Golang.
• Solid understanding of databases, tables, indices, and distributed systems.
• Knowledge of parallelism, locking, synchronization, and race conditions in software development.
• Familiarity with caching mechanisms and cache invalidation strategies.
• Experience in cloud infrastructure, preferably GCP or AWS.
• Proficiency in Unix systems and comfort in the terminal.
• Strong commitment to writing comprehensive tests for all developed features.
• Good understanding of API design principles and best practices.

HELPFUL EXPERIENCE:

• Previous experience with Cassandra or other distributed databases.
• Familiarity with Docker, Redis, Terraform, and Grafana.
• Knowledge of Kubernetes (experience optional but beneficial).

ROLE OVERVIEW:

We are seeking a skilled Backend Engineer to join our talented team. As a backend engineer at Vama, you will be vital in designing, developing, and maintaining the backend infrastructure that powers our cutting-edge chat and payment platform. If you are a tech enthusiast with a strong background in Go, distributed systems, and cloud infrastructure, we want to hear from you.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design and implement backend services using Golang and other relevant technologies.
• Work with databases such as Cassandra, ensuring efficient data storage, retrieval, and maintenance.
• Implement messaging solutions using NATS.io for reliable communication between microservices.
• Utilize in-memory caching systems like Redis to optimize data access.
• Implement and maintain infrastructure as code using Docker and Terraform.
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize system performance using Grafana, Loki, and Prometheus.
• Contribute to the development of scalable and robust cloud-based solutions on GCP.
• Write clear and concise API documentation and design APIs that adhere to best practices.
• Collaborate with front-end developers to integrate user-facing elements using server-side logic.
• Write unit and end-to-end tests to ensure the reliability and stability of developed features.
• Demonstrate expertise in Unix systems and a comfort level with Bash scripting.