Megaport - Senior Software Engineer (Go)
Requirements
• Proven professional experience as a Backend Engineer using Go. • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent professional experience. • Demonstrated experience with building services on top of Kubernetes. • Solid knowledge of scalable web service development, including RESTful APIs, microservices architecture, and distributed systems. • Strong proficiency in designing and consuming APIs, including managing authentication and authorization protocols. • Proficiency in database management, with hands-on experience in optimizing database performance, designing schemas, and query optimization. • Strong problem-solving skills and ability to deliver high-quality code in a fast-paced environment. • Experience with performance profiling and debugging tools to optimize system performance. • Experience managing infrastructure on AWS and working with GitHub as a core platform. • Solid understanding of version control systems (Git) and continuous integration/delivery. • Excellent communication and collaboration skills to work effectively in a team-oriented environment. • Experience building internal developer-facing tools or CLI applications. • Passion for 'Platform as a Product'—you enjoy identifying bottlenecks in the developer lifecycle and building automated solutions to solve them.
Responsibilities
• Come join us as a key contributor in improving Megaport’s internal developer experience. Sitting within the Platform Engineering team, as a Go developer, you will design, develop, and maintain the tools and APIs that power our engineering organization. • You will focus on building robust, Go-based backend services and CLI tooling that automate operational workflows, streamline access management, and ensure our systems adhere to global engineering standards at scale. • Only candidates residing in Australia or New Zealand will be considered for this role. • Develop Internal Developer Tooling: Build high-performance Go-based APIs, microservices, and CLI tools that reduce friction, automate manual processes, and enhance productivity for our engineering teams. • Engineer Scalable Automation: Design and implement systems that orchestrate workflows between our systems of record, SaaS platforms, and internal infrastructure. • Implement Governance-as-Code: Design and maintain automated systems for repository and service oversight, ensuring our engineering ecosystem remains consistent, secure, and aligned with organizational standards as we scale. • Build Self-Service Infrastructure: Create and maintain the automated interfaces and abstractions that allow teams to request and manage infrastructure resources securely without Platform team intervention. • Operate and Optimize: Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design, deploy, and maintain reliable, Go-based backend systems hosted on Kubernetes/EKS. Take ownership of performance profiling and tuning to ensure platform responsiveness and reliability.
Benefits
• Flexible working environment – a remote-first culture with coworking options available • Generous leave plans – including, parental leave, birthday leave, and a purchased annual leave program • Health and wellness support – through a wellness allowance and employee wellbeing initiatives • Comprehensive learning support – generous study and training allowance plus paid study leave • Creative, modern workspaces – designed to inspire when you're not working remotely, plus access to coworking spaces via our global WeWork membership if you work remotely, but like to get out of the house sometimes • Motivated, inclusive team – work alongside industry experts and fresh talent • Recognition programs – celebrate achievements with our Legend and Kudos award • If you have any questions, please reach out to Megaport's Talent Acquisition Team at [email protected] • NOTE: All Megaport business correspondence is conducted via our business email accounts (@megaport.com). If you have any concerns, please reach out to Megaport's careers team [email protected] directly and we will verify the legitimacy of any communication. Megaport will not ask you to create an account via Microsoft teams, and does not associate with any email accounts under "@megaportau.com". • All applications will be treated in confidence. • Please see Part 2 of our Privacy Policy to see what information Megaport collects from job applicants, why, and how we store and use it. Note that you’re entitled to know what personal data of yours Megaport holds, to request updates, rectification, and in some circumstances restriction or deletion thereof if you object (you being entitled to withdraw your consent to our holding your information at any time). Please see Part 5 of our Privacy Policy for more details on this and how to contact Megaport's data protection officer if you have any further privacy-related questions. Candidates who meet the selection criteria will be invited to attend an interview. Strictly no Recruitment Agencies.
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