JobsApp Limited
Analyst Programmer to System Analyst, Golang Backend
Mid-to-senior Golang backend engineer / system analyst based in Whampoa, Kowloon (Hong Kong): designs microservice architectures and writes production Go for REST/gRPC APIs, runs workloads on AWS (EKS/ECS, Lambda, DynamoDB, RDS), and owns CI/CD, observability, code reviews, and mentoring. HK$35k–45k/month.
- Compensation
- HK$35K–HK$45K / mo
- Location
- Whampoa Garden, Kowloon City District
- Work setup
- Onsite
- Seniority
- Not specified
- Employment
- Not specified
- Experience
- 6+ years
- Category
- Backend
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- 3–6+ years of software engineering experience focused on backend and distributed systems
- Production-grade Golang, including Go concurrency patterns (Goroutines, Channels), memory management, and error handling
- Strong experience building and deploying microservices on AWS
- Hands-on knowledge of relational databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL) and NoSQL (DynamoDB, Redis)
- Proficiency with Docker and Kubernetes
- Experience with message brokers / event-driven systems (AWS SQS/SNS, Kafka, or RabbitMQ)
- Ability to analyze business requirements and create system design documents (architecture diagrams, API specs, sequence diagrams)
- Excellent analytical, debugging, and problem-solving skills
- Strong English communication skills to liaise between PMs, UI/UX designers, and developers
Nice to have
- IaC with Terraform or CloudFormation
- AWS certifications (e.g., Certified Solutions Architect or Developer)
- Experience with gRPC, Protocol Buffers, and event-driven architecture
- Prior background in financial services, e-commerce, or high-scale SaaS platforms
Full description
Salary: $35,000 – $45,000 per month
Key Responsibilities
- System Architecture & Design: Translate complex functional requirements into clear technical specifications, data models, and resilient microservices architectures.
- Hands-on Engineering: Write high-performance, clean, idiomatic, and testable Golang code for core backend services and RESTful / gRPC APIs.
- AWS Cloud Management: Architect and maintain scalable cloud infrastructure leveraging AWS services (EKS/ECS, Lambda, DynamoDB, RDS PostgreSQL, S3, SQS/SNS, API Gateway).
- Technical Leadership & Analysis: Lead system design discussions, conduct code reviews, perform gap analysis, and mentor junior developers.
- DevOps & Reliability: Implement CI/CD pipelines, containerization (Docker/Kubernetes), and robust observability (logging, metrics, tracing) for production monitoring.
- Security & Optimization: Optimize low-latency database queries, ensure strict data security practices, and maintain reliable fault handling.
Requirements & QualificationsExperience & Technical Skills:
- 3–6+ years of software engineering experience focusing on backend and distributed systems.
- Proven experience writing production-grade code in Golang (Go), including deep understanding of Go concurrency patterns (Goroutines, Channels), memory management, and error handling.
- Strong experience building and deploying microservices on AWS.
- Solid hands-on knowledge of relational databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL) and NoSQL solutions (e.g., DynamoDB, Redis).
- Proficiency with Docker, Kubernetes, and infrastructure practices (IaC using Terraform/CloudFormation is a plus).
- Experience with message brokers/event-driven systems (AWS SQS/SNS, Apache Kafka, or RabbitMQ).
System Analyst Capabilities:
- Demonstrated ability to analyze business requirements, create system design documents (architecture diagrams, API specs, sequence diagrams), and estimate technical scope.
- Excellent analytical, debugging, and problem-solving skills.
- Strong communication skills in English [and optional: local language] to liaise between product managers, UI/UX designers, and developers.
Nice-to-Haves
- AWS Certifications (e.g., AWS Certified Solutions Architect or Developer).