Golang Developer (Backend)

SUMMARY:
Our client in the Medical Devices industry is currently looking for a Golang Developer (Backend), in Pretoria.

POSITION INFO:

• Responsible for DevOps, optimizing internal tools and flows, and ensuring security and processes for development and cloud infrastructure with technical documentation and software development lifecycle flows.
• Backend Development & Programming Role Overview
• Collaborates with stakeholders to design and implement scalable technology solutions.
• Develops and implements project plans for software development.
• Analyses systems for root cause, impact, workarounds, and permanent fixes.
• Communicates effectively with the line manager on progress, priorities, and workload.
• Identifies and mitigates risks, making appropriate mid-course corrections.
• Adheres to agreed-upon standards for code.
• Generates and maintains high-quality, reusable code.
• Ensures system security and data safety.
• Creates pipelines to optimize code deployments.
• Analysis and Planning Role:
• Multitasks on a range of products and tasks simultaneously.
• Communicates problem, goal, and acceptance criteria.
• Conducts research on possible solutions and techniques.
• Prepares a work breakdown structure.
• Estimates the duration of deliverables.
• Testing and Implementation Role:
• Ensures all work is tested, benchmarked, and fulfils functional requirements.
• Prepares test environment, examples, and instructions.
• Participates in peer code reviews.
• Deploys changes to live environment.
• Database Administration Role:
• Engineers’ data structures.
• Ensures compliance to data security standards.
• Performs maintenance to ensure data integrity and efficiency.
• Reporting and Communication Role:
• Keeps project documentation up to date.
• Provides timeous, efficient, and effective feedback on project status.
• Assists in the collection and documentation of user''s requirements.
• Compliance Role:
• Complies to ISO, CE, FDA standards and requirements.
• Safeguards confidential information and data.
• Maintains backups and backup systems.

• 5+ years working experience.
• Course or Certificate in Programming (essential)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or Engineering (or similar) (desirable)
• Backend Software development (Required nature of experience)
• Technical Skills Overview:
• Proficiency in Golang and Typescript programming languages.
• Experience in designing and building complex data stores.
• Hands-on experience in developing distributed systems, backend APIs, and microservices.
• Strong understanding of computer science fundamentals.
• Familiarity with continuous deployment technologies like CICD.
• Desirable Skills: Test-driven development, Cloud infrastructure platforms, and Infrastructure as Code tools.
• Ability to understand business processes and domains.