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Piper Companies

Senior Golang Engineer

Piper Companies, Durham, North Carolina, United States, 27703

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Piper Companies is seeking a

Senior Golang Engineer

to support the development and scaling of a homegrown PKI platform recently redesigned for cloud readiness. The

Senior Golang Engineer

role is ideal for an experienced engineer with strong expertise in Go (Golang), backend architecture, and cloud-native solutions.

The Senior Golang Engineer is a long term contract opportunity and must sit hybrid in Durham, NC.

Responsibilities of the Senior Golang Engineer

Design and develop backend services in Go using microservices and REST/gRPC.

Ensure service reliability through tuning, observability, and incident response.

Lead code reviews and guide technical decisions for a small team.

Implement CI/CD best practices and automate deployments.

Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver platform improvements.

Requirements of the Senior Golang Engineer

3+ years of experience building production services in Go.

Strong knowledge of microservices, REST/gRPC, and event-driven systems.

Proficiency with Docker, Kubernetes, and cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP).

Database experience with PostgreSQL or MySQL; NoSQL a plus.

Familiarity with IaC tools (Terraform, Helm) and observability solutions.

Compensation for the Senior Golang Engineer includes

Salary range: $120,000 - $140,000

Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, 401(k), PTO, Paid Holiday and Sick Leave if Required by Law

Keywords Senior Software Engineer, Golang, Go, PKI, backend development, microservices, REST, gRPC, Docker, Kubernetes, AWS, Terraform, Helm, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Redis, MongoDB, CI/CD, observability, Prometheus, Grafana, cloud-native, security

This job opens for applications on 01/09/2026. Applications for this job will be accepted for at least 30 days from the posting date.

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