Sr. Backend Engineer (Golang)

**Job Description** * Contract length: 6\-12 months * Hours per week: 40 * Start date: Early February * Timezone: Must be willing to work PST or MST * Candidates must have their own laptop/equipment As Senior Software Engineer, Backend, you are responsible for building web services and APIs, working primarily with Go and MongoDB. You work as part of a small cross\-functional team to deliver features on our roadmap, as well as continually maintain and improve a specific area of our product. You are responsible for large pieces of work, as well as setting best practices and mentoring other members of the team. **Essential Duties \& Responsibilities** * Build, test and maintain backend services, and data storage * Debug production issues with services and data * Participate in technical design and planning discussions * Uphold standards for quality by performing code reviews, fixing bugs, creating automated tests, and monitoring performance * Adhere to all system operation policies including but not limited to Access Control, Encryption Control, Logging, Change Management, Platform Security, System Configuration, Physical and Incident Management policies ****Desired Outcomes**** * Write high quality code with automated test coverage * Deliver work on well\-communicated timelines **Required Education / Certificates / Experience** * 6\+ years experience working as a Backend developer with at least 1 year of Golang experience * Knowledge and understanding of modern web services architectures/microservices * Experience building and maintaining automated test suites * Diploma/degree nice to have (not required) ****Attributes / Characteristics**** * Writes correct and clean code with guidance and consistently follows stated best practices * Understands how their work fits into team and company objectives * Prioritizes tasks without getting caught up in unimportant details * Communicates assumptions and gets clarification on tasks up front to minimize the need for rework * Solicits feedback from others, and gives timely, helpful feedback to peers and managers