8+ years of software engineering experience 5+ years dedicated to Golang in a production environment Deep understanding of Go's concurrency model Proven experience with microservices patterns Proficiency with relational databases (PostgreSQL/MySQL) and NoSQL solutions (Redis, MongoDB, or Cassandra) Experience with message brokers or event-streaming platforms (Kafka, RabbitMQ, or NATS) Hands-on experience with AWS, GCP, or Azure Strong grasp of Kubernetes/Docker Mastery of table-driven testing in Go