Job Description

Senior Golang Developer - Litmus (Data Platform)

Toronto, ON

Onsite Role - 3 days a week

Client is Litmus

About the Role

My client is seeking a talented and driven

Senior Golang Developer

to join our innovative Engineering team. This is a unique opportunity to be at the forefront of industrial technology, building the core infrastructure for a first-of-its-kind Unified Namespace (UNS) platform.

In this role, you will be instrumental in enhancing our product by developing robust, scalable integrations and adding more northbound streaming protocols. If you are passionate about streaming data, low-latency messaging, and creating extensible, high-impact solutions, we want to hear from you.

Key Responsibilities

Design and build

high-performance, Kubernetes-ready components using Golang.

Develop robust integrations

with streaming protocols like MQTT, Kafka, and AMQP to manage near real-time data ingestion and distribution.

Architect and implement

data transformation and serialization layers for high-throughput data pipelines.

Create a governance toolset

for managing data topics and ensuring data integrity.

Ensure system resilience

by implementing comprehensive error handling, retry strategies, and fallback logic.

Collaborate

with cross-functional teams, including Product, QA, and DevOps, to define, build, and deliver key product features.

Drive quality and performance

by conducting thorough unit, integration, and performance testing for all deployments.

Contribute to our knowledge base

by creating clear documentation and developer enablement resources.

Stay ahead of the curve

by keeping up with the latest trends in Golang, IIoT protocols, edge computing, and industrial integration.
Please see the updated job description below for the Senior Software Engineer (Golang) position in Toronto. Basically, I'm looking for someone in Toronto who is very experienced in Golang. They should be ok with a hybrid work structure (1-to-3 days in-office per week) and preferably has some experience working in smaller, more collaborative/faster-paced companies.

In terms of the interview process, here are the rounds for the role:

Hiring Manager Interview (Candidate & me 1-on-1); 30 mins Technical Golang Test via TestDome (Candidate alone, on their own time); 60-90 mins Technical Peer Interview (Candidate & two of our lead engineers); 60 mins Executive Interview (Candidate & my boss and maybe a second person); 30 mins Final Round with just Sacha; 30 mins
I think the easiest way to go forward is for you to provide me with resumes of potential candidates, and I'll let you know which ones I'd like to move forward into the 1st round with me.

Develop performant and scalable applications and services primarily using Go Write testable and reliable code Collaborate daily with other engineers, UX, and Product Participate in planning and design activities

Required Skills & Qualifications

Friendly team-player who thrives in a collaborative, fast-paced and results-driven environment 5+ years of Golang development experience 5+ years of experience working in cross-functional teams in an Agile (or similar) environment 3+ years of experience on the Linux shell (CLI & scripting) Development experience in and solid understanding of: REST and gRPC Containerization technologies with Linux (Docker, Kubernetes, etc.) Authentication and authorization protocols and standards (OAuth2, OpenID, etc.) Messaging protocols and message brokers (MQTT, Kafka, etc.) Hypervisors and virtual machines with Linux (VMware, etc.) Network protocols and port management on Linux Linux boot process and UEFI Git (branching, merging, etc.)
Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $130,000.00-$140,000.00 per year