Job Description
Ovii's Interpretation of the Role
Proximity seeks a senior backend engineer to design, build, and operate high‑performance Go microservices on AWS. You will own cloud infrastructure, drive architecture decisions, and mentor junior engineers while collaborating with product and business stakeholders.
Role Snapshot
- Design and implement high‑scale Go microservices
- Own AWS cloud infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines
- Drive architecture and code‑quality standards
- Mentor junior engineers and lead code reviews
- Collaborate cross‑functionally with product and business owners
- Ensure sub‑second response and system reliability
Must-Have Requirements
- Go
- Kubernetes
- Docker
- AWS
- CI/CD pipelines
- Microservice architecture
- RESTful API design
- SQL & NoSQL databases
- ElasticSearch
- Camel
- ActiveMQ
- Springboot
- Gin‑Mux
- Distributed systems
- DevOps practices
- backend development
- Go programming
- cloud infrastructure
Nice-to-Have Signals
- Java
- Python
- Web3
- Open‑source contributions
- Mentoring experience
- open‑source contributions
Work Setup
- Location: Bengaluru, India
- Work mode: ONSITE
- Employment type: Full-Time
Eligibility Gates
- Visa sponsorship: unknown
Not Specified in JD
- Salary range
- Visa sponsorship
- Remote eligibility
- Travel requirements
- Security clearance
- Coding test
What You'll Likely Work On
- Build and maintain high‑performance Go microservices and RESTful APIs
- Design, deploy, and manage containerized workloads on Kubernetes and AWS
- Architect scalable, fault‑tolerant systems with monitoring, metrics, and circuit‑breaker patterns
- Integrate and optimize data stores such as MySQL, Cassandra, Redis, DynamoDB, and ElasticSearch
- Collaborate with product managers and business owners to meet KPI, compliance, and performance goals
- Lead code reviews, write documentation, and mentor junior engineers
- Drive engineering best practices, CI/CD automation, and cloud‑infrastructure ownership
Good Fit If You Have
- Experience with massive‑scale production data systems
- Self‑starter comfortable with minimal guidance
- Interest in open‑source contributions or Web3 technologies
- Strong written and verbal communication
Skills
- Go
- Kubernetes
- Docker
- AWS
- CI/CD pipelines
- Microservice architecture
- RESTful API design
- SQL & NoSQL databases
- ElasticSearch & messaging (Camel, ActiveMQ)
- Springboot / Gin‑Mux frameworks
- Distributed systems engineering
- DevOps practices