Position Title: Backend Software Engineer (Golang)
Employer: Awura Computing PLC
Employment: Full-Time | Permanent
Place of Work: Addis Ababa - Ethiopia
Posted date: 2 hours ago
Deadline: March, 26/2026 (7 days left)
Job Summary
We are looking for a performance-driven Golang Engineer to join our technical team. In this role, you will be responsible for designing and maintaining high-performance distributed systems, focusing on concurrency and efficient data-oriented design. You will play a key role in building out our core services, ensuring they are scalable, thread-safe, and highly available.
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain robust backend services using Golang.
- Implement high-performance communication layers using RPC protocols (primarily Connect RPC but having an understanding of gRPC will work).
- Architect and optimize distributed systems to handle high concurrency and low-latency requirements.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define API contracts using Protocol Buffers (Protobuf).
- Write clean, maintainable, and testable code, prioritizing system efficiency over abstract complexity.
- Manage persistent data layers, ensuring thread safety and data integrity in high-load environments.
Qualification
- Experience: 2–4 years of professional experience in backend development with a strong focus on Golang.
- Protocols: Deep understanding of RPC/gRPC and experience building microservices that communicate via these frameworks.
- Concurrency: Proven ability to write concurrent code using Goroutines and Channels, with a solid grasp of synchronization primitives.
- Databases: Proficiency in SQL (ideally PostgreSQL) and experience with row-level locking and transaction management.
- Architecture: Strong understanding of distributed systems, including service discovery, load balancing, and caching strategies.
