Go/Golang Developer - Remote📣 Job Ad

About the Role

YO IT Consulting is seeking experienced Go/Golang Developers for a remote, full-time contractor position. This role is designed for seasoned software engineers proficient in understanding complex codebases, articulating technical decisions, and resolving backend, full-stack, systems, or infrastructure challenges. While prior AI experience is not required, a strong foundation in software engineering judgment, clear technical communication, and the ability to critically evaluate code, architecture, tradeoffs, and implementation quality are essential.

This position involves training and evaluating next-generation AI systems through real-world software engineering tasks. You will contribute to assessing and improving software solutions, thereby advancing AI technologies through practical application of your development expertise.

Key Responsibilities

• Undertake challenging software engineering tasks across backend, full-stack, infrastructure, and systems projects.
• Review, debug, enhance, and clearly explain code in diverse technical environments.
• Design and evaluate practical solutions involving APIs, databases, services, integrations, testing methodologies, and deployment workflows.
• Identify and analyze tradeoffs related to scalability, maintainability, performance, reliability, security, and developer experience.
• Articulate technical reasoning comprehensively in writing, detailing solution rationale and exploring alternative approaches.
• Collaborate with the customer's team on technical reviews, implementation decisions, and problem-solving.
• Adapt swiftly to new codebases, frameworks, and evolving technical requirements.

Required Qualifications

• A minimum of 5 years of hands-on software engineering experience.
• Substantial experience in at least one backend or full-stack engineering environment, including but not limited to Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, ****, Java, C#, .NET, C++, Go, Ruby, or PHP.
• Proven experience in building, maintaining, or reviewing production-level applications, APIs, services, databases, or integrations.
• A robust understanding of core software engineering fundamentals, including debugging, testing strategies, code quality standards, architectural principles, and technical tradeoff analysis.
• The ability to clearly and objectively explain complex engineering decisions.
• Proficiency in reading and reasoning through unfamiliar code or technical requirements.

Technical Skills and Competencies

• Software Engineering Fundamentals
• Backend and Full-Stack Development
• Programming Languages: Go (Golang), Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, ****, Java, C#, .NET, C++, Ruby, PHP
• API Design and Development
• Database Management
• Service Architecture
• Integration Strategies
• Testing and Quality Assurance
• Deployment Workflows
• Scalability and Performance Optimization
• Maintainability and Reliability
• Security Best Practices
• Developer Experience Enhancement
• Technical Communication and Documentation
• Code Evaluation and Debugging
• Architecture Design and Evaluation
• Tradeoff Analysis
• Implementation Quality Assessment
• Cloud Environments: AWS, GCP, Azure
• CI/CD Pipelines and DevOps Workflows
• Containerization Technologies
• Monitoring and Production Operations
• Frontend Frameworks: React, ****, Angular, Vue, React Native
• Open-Source Contributions
• Technical Writing
• Mentoring Engineers
• Architecture Decision Making

Work Arrangement Details

This is a remote, full-time contractor position. While the role is remote, there is a focus on Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The estimated weekly commitment for this role is 10-12 hours.