Golang Solutions Architect

Job Title: Golang Solutions Architect

Location: Atlanta, GA (Local candidates strongly preferred)

Duration: 6 Months

Client Domain: Retail

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Golang Solutions Architect to lead the design and implementation of scalable, high-performance backend systems for enterprise retail platforms. The ideal candidate will have strong hands-on expertise in Go (Golang), deep knowledge of microservices architecture, and the ability to guide technical decisions across teams while remaining actively involved in development.

Key Responsibilities

Architecture & Design

• Lead end-to-end system architecture design for backend platforms using Go (Golang)
• Define microservices architecture, service boundaries, and communication patterns (REST/gRPC, event-driven)
• Design systems for high availability, scalability, fault tolerance, and performance
• Create architecture diagrams, design documents, and technical standards
• Evaluate and select appropriate technologies, frameworks, and tools

Development & Technical Leadership

• Provide hands-on development support in Golang for core services and critical components
• Establish Go best practices for concurrency, memory management, error handling, and performance optimization
• Design and build RESTful APIs and gRPC services
• Guide teams on clean code, design patterns, and Go idioms
• Participate in and lead code reviews and design discussions

Required Skills & Qualifications

• 10 years of overall software engineering experience
• 4 years of hands-on Golang (Go) development
• Proven experience as a Solutions Architect or Technical Architect
• Strong experience with:
• Microservices architecture
• RESTful APIs and gRPC
• Distributed systems and concurrent programming
• Solid understanding of cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/Google Cloud Platform)
• Experience in Retail or large-scale consumer-facing systems (preferred)
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills