Backend Developer (Go Language Developer)

This role is for one of Weekday’s clients Min Experience: 2+ years Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India JobType: full-time We are looking for a skilled Backend Developer (Go Language Developer) with 3+ years of experience in Golang and a strong understanding of the stock market or financial services industry. The candidate will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining robust, scalable, and high-performance backend applications for financial and trading-related platforms. The ideal candidate should have a solid understanding of financial markets, trading systems, real-time data processing, and backend architecture. They should be comfortable building reliable services that can handle high-volume transactions and time-sensitive market data. Key Responsibilities Backend Application Development: Design, develop, maintain, and optimise Go-based applications and backend services for trading platforms, financial analysis tools, and market-related systems. API Development and Integration: Build and integrate RESTful APIs and third-party services related to market data, trading systems, and other financial applications. Performance and Scalability: Optimise application performance, scalability, and reliability, particularly in high-volume and low-latency trading environments. Real-Time Data Processing: Develop solutions for real-time data ingestion, processing, and analysis, including market data feeds and transactional information. Concurrency Management: Build efficient concurrent applications using Go's goroutines, channels, and other concurrency mechanisms. Database Management: Design and optimise data storage solutions for large datasets using SQL and NoSQL databases. Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with frontend developers, data scientists, financial analysts, and other engineering teams to deliver end-to-end solutions. Testing and Debugging: Write unit tests, troubleshoot issues, debug applications, and maintain high standards of code quality. DevOps and Deployment: Follow continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) practices and work with containerisation and orchestration tools. Security and Compliance: Ensure backend applications follow relevant data security standards and regulatory requirements applicable to the financial services industry. Required Skills and Qualifications 3+ years of hands-on experience in Golang development. Strong understanding of Go programming concepts, language constructs, and best practices. Good knowledge of stock markets, financial services, trading systems, and related technologies. Proficiency in concurrent programming using goroutines and channels. Experience designing, developing, and consuming RESTful APIs. Strong understanding of microservices architecture and backend system design. Hands-on experience with SQL and NoSQL databases, particularly in managing large datasets. Familiarity with Go frameworks such as Gin, Echo, or similar. Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines. Proficiency in Git and version control practices. Strong analytical, debugging, and problem-solving abilities. Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders. Must-Have Skills Golang Financial Markets Stock Trading Good-to-Have Skills Gin Echo Docker Preferred Qualifications Experience developing financial applications such as trading platforms, order management systems, or portfolio management tools. Familiarity with real-time data processing frameworks and messaging systems such as Kafka and RabbitMQ. Exposure to cloud platforms such as AWS, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), or Microsoft Azure. Relevant certifications in Go programming or financial markets, such as CFA or FINRA-related credentials, are an advantage.