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Senior Fullstack Platform Go Engineer      Summary This role is part of the Global Tech team, responsible for building and maintaining scalable backend services, event-driven systems, and shared platform capabilities that support a wide range of digital products and internal business functions. As part of the Integration Platform team, this role will frequently interface with multiple engineering and business teams to enable reliable data exchange and system interoperability across the organization. The role requires experience with distributed system design and implementation, the Go programming language, and AWS infrastructure. The ideal candidate has excellent communication skills and thrives in collaborative, cross-functional environments. They are eager to grow, have experience with Go or another statically-typed language, experience deploying services to AWS, and demonstrate strong curiosity in finding simple, effective solutions to complex problems. The candidate must work closely with peer development teams to provide thoughtful technical recommendations and drive alignment across systems.   How you will make a difference     Provide clarity by designing distributed systems built from iteratively-shipped components     Contribute to an event system which enables loose coupling across services     Build simple tools to aid our frontline support staff     Maintain a product registration system     Continue to enhance and support our integrations with Point of Sale systems to serve our omni-channel strategy Manage a clean CI/CD pipeline to deliver robust changes frequently     Design best-fit technical solutions   in collaboration with teammates Identify and understand root causes of existing problems and propose creative and innovative solutions     What you ll need to win     Experience with Golang , Java, or C Familiarity with evented systems Strong fundamental knowledge of REST API design Strong in web fundamentals Familiar with AWS services such as API Gateway, Lambda, EventBridge , SQS/SNS, ECS Working knowledge of containers, specifically Docker Strong data modeling and RDBMS experience Excellence at describing technical designs appropriate to a technical or business audience Self-motivated teammate who is communicative and collaborative Comfortable writing and testing your own code that goes to production Practiced at implementing and monitoring through the three pillars of observability     Preferred qualifications     8 years of relevant experience or a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science (or comparable subject area) 4 years of proven experience creating technical specifications / designs from business requirements 2 years working with Golang or Java or C 2 years working with Postgres or MySQL (via SQL, not ORM) Experience of working on at-scale distributed systems Previous use of Github Actions and Terraform Server side rendered HTML, plain CSS, and minimal JavaScript Previous use of HTMX Comfortable with source code control and versioning tools (Git preferred) Experience with GitHub, Atlassian Confluence, JIRA, JIRA Service Desk, Slack, Dropbox and other collaboration tools   P AY Below is a summary of compensation elements for this role at the company if based in the following locations: California Base Pay Range: ( $137,000 - $198,000 ) BENEFITS As a full-time, regular teammate, you are eligible for the following benefits, beginning the first of the month following your start date. Benefits include: Competitive pay with annual performance-based reviews for continued growth and recognition Comprehensive healthcare plan options, including PPO, EPO, HDHP, and HMO (acupuncture and physical therapy included) Health Savings Account (HSA) with employer HSA contributions when enrolled in the High-Deductible Healthcare Plan (HDHP) Dental and Vision plans 401(k) Company Matching up to $5,000 annually with immediate 100% vesting and administrative fees paid for by the company Company-paid Life, AD&D, Short-Term Disability, and Long-Term Disability Insurance Employee Assistance Program that provides access to individualized mental well-being care Generous Vacation, Sick, Paid Holidays, and Volunteer Time Off 14 weeks of 100% paid leave for birthing parents and 8 weeks of 100% paid leave for non-birthing parents, plus a Specialized bike for your new baby Up to $9,000 annually in Career Development & Degree Assistance Up to $250 annually in Fitness & Wellness Reimbursement Industry Pro-Deal Discounts and Perks For additional information on benefits and perks , please visit:  benefits.specialized.com . We want to increase representation of all races, genders, and body types in the cycling industry and are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce where all people thrive. We encourage everyone – especially those from marginalized groups – to apply to our job postings and help us earn the position as the rider’s brand of choice. We are always looking for creative, innovative, and passionate people who are eager to contribute to our mission of pedaling the planet forward. Regardless of your qualifications, if you are ready to make a difference, please apply and let us know how you can make an impact at Specialized! See what we are up to on LinkedIn , Instagram .

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Senior Fullstack Platform Go Engineer
How you will make a difference
Provide clarity by designing distributed systems built from iteratively-shipped components
Contribute to an event system which enables loose coupling across services
Build simple tools to aid our frontline support staff
Maintain a product registration system
Continue to enhance and support our integrations with Point of Sale systems to serve our omni-channel strategy
Manage a clean CI/CD pipeline to deliver robust changes frequently
Design best-fit technical solutions   in collaboration with teammates
Identify and understand root causes of existing problems and propose creative and innovative solutions
What you ll need to win
Experience with Golang , Java, or C
Familiarity with evented systems
Strong fundamental knowledge of REST API design
Strong in web fundamentals
Familiar with AWS services such as API Gateway, Lambda, EventBridge , SQS/SNS, ECS
Working knowledge of containers, specifically Docker
Strong data modeling and RDBMS experience

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Experience of working on at-scale distributed systems
Previous use of Github Actions and Terraform
Server side rendered HTML, plain CSS, and minimal JavaScript
Previous use of HTMX
Comfortable with source code control and versioning tools (Git preferred)
Experience with GitHub, Atlassian Confluence, JIRA, JIRA Service Desk, Slack, Dropbox and other collaboration tools

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