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Job Title: Platform Engineer / Golang Developer

About the Role

As a Platform Engineer, you'll be at the core of our technology team, focusing on:

Designing and developing services and APIs, primarily using Golang.Collaborating with various teams to ensure seamless integration and optimal user experience.Writing clean, efficient, and maintainable code.Creating and maintaining comprehensive unit tests.Implementing and managing continuous deployment processes.Demonstrating team spirit and initiative in an independent R&D environment.Engaging in creative problem-solving and enjoying the process.Experience implementing best practices in regards to software security and vulnerability management

About You

We value agility and full-stack capabilities in our team. We're looking for individuals who exhibit the following competencies and attributes:

Educational background in computer science, engineering, math, physics, IT, or related fields. Self-taught elite hackers are also welcome.Self-motivated, effective communicator, and capable of presenting and advocating for the team's work across different teams.A commitment to writing clean and high-quality code.Enthusiastic about learning, teaching, sparring, asking questions, and occasionally pair programming.Proficient in multiple programming languages; while our backends primarily use Golang, knowledge of Python, R, and JavaScript is advantageous.Skilled in using GIT for source code control.Experience with Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) tools, such as CircleCI.Knowledge of relational databases, particularly Postgres and MariaDB.Experience with queue technologies like RabbitMQ or SQS.Familiarity with AWS services.Proficient in using Docker, Docker Compose and Kubernetes.Understanding of microservice architectures.Understanding of monorepo architectures.Proven experience in writing automated unit tests and integration tests.Proactive, positive, and resilient in challenging situations, with a strong sense of ownership and accountability for team success.Excellent communication skills and a strong preference for collaborative teamwork.#LI-DS1

Location

Bangalore, Prestige Technology ParkIndia

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We go beyond the obvious, using intelligence, passion and creativity to inspire new thinking and shape the world we live in. Apply for a career that’s out of the ordinary and join us. 

 

We want to create an equality of opportunity in a fair and supportive working environment where people feel included, accepted and are allowed to flourish in a space where their mental health and well being is taken into consideration. 

 

We want to create a more diverse community to expand our talent pool, be locally representative, drive diversity of thinking and better commercial outcomes. 

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