Golang Engineer, AI & Service Development

Backend EngineerSoftware EngineerContractRemoteSeniorTeam 501-1,000Since 2003H1B No SponsorCompany SiteLinkedIn

Location

New Jersey

Posted

71 days ago

Salary

$60 / hour

Seniority

Senior

Bachelor Degree3 yrs expEnglishAzureDistributed SystemsDockerKubernetesGo

Job Description

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend services in Golang, adhering to clean architecture principles and established team standards. • Build and optimize infrastructure for embedding generation, vector search, and/or LLM integration. • Own the full-service lifecycle, including architecture, deployment, monitoring, testing, and scaling. • Write comprehensive unit, integration, and end-to-end tests to ensure high reliability and minimize regressions, following rigorous testing practices. • Collaborate closely with AI/ML engineers, Data Scientists, Architects and other team members, fostering a positive and productive team environment. • Develop pipelines for model serving, versioning, and inference with a focus on latency and robustness. • Monitor production systems, conduct root cause analysis, and proactively resolve issues. • Actively participate in team discussions, code reviews, and knowledge sharing to uphold team standards and continuous improvement.

Job Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a closely related technical discipline.
  • 3+ years of experience developing backend services in Go (Golang).
  • Proven experience deploying and operating production-grade services using Kubernetes, Docker, and CI/CD pipelines.
  • Strong understanding of testing methodologies including Test-driven development, mocking, load testing, and coverage strategies.
  • Experience working with embedding models, LLM APIs (e.g., Azure, OpenAI, HuggingFace), or custom AI services.
  • Familiarity with vector databases such as pgvector, Pinecone, or Weaviate, and semantic search APIs.
  • Experience processing, analyzing, and managing large-scale structured and unstructured datasets in real-world applications.
  • Solid knowledge of RESTful API design and distributed systems.
  • Demonstrated ability to work effectively as a team player, follow team standards, and maintain a test-oriented approach.

Benefits

  • Medical, Dental, Vision & 401(k) (with a match)

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