GoLang Developer IV

Company: Robert Half
Location: Washington
Posted on: February 19, 2026

Job Description:

Job Description Job Description Position Overview We are seeking a Golang Developer IV to lead technical initiatives, deliver high?impact results, and contribute to architectural and platform?level decisions. This senior?level role requires deep expertise in Golang, distributed systems, security, Linux internals, and modern cloud?native development. The ideal candidate is a self?driven leader, capable of mentoring others, influencing design direction, and developing complex services within large?scale distributed environments. This role requires hands?on coding, debugging, modernization, and proactive ownership of platform components. Experience with infrastructure tooling, security frameworks, and multi?cloud environments is essential. Key Responsibilities Leadership & Engineering Lead engineering initiatives from concept to delivery Drive technical decision?making and mentor junior developers Own end?to?end development of Golang?based services and system components Break down business requirements into small, actionable technical tasks Set coding best practices, code?review standards, and quality guidelines Core Development Responsibilities Develop new features and backend services in Golang Debug, diagnose, and resolve complex software defects Reverse?engineer legacy codebases to evaluate and refactor functionality Participate in design sessions, analyzing architectural tradeoffs and solution options Maintain strong documentation across solutions, APIs, and workflows Build high?performance components for large?scale distributed systems • Must have at least 6 Years’ experience in Golang • Previous experience working with Terraform and Kubernetes • Comfortable working with Cloud platforms like AWS, Azure • Experience working with distributed systems • Experience working with messaging systems like NATS, Kinesis, Kafka • Experience with databases (SQL, NoSQL) Preferred Experience • Prior experience working with AI / Video • Experience building MCP servers • Previous front end working experience (React framework) • 2 years programming experience with Python • Experience working with Private cloud • Certifications in AWS, Azure, Kubernetes, Terraform

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