We're partnering with a large enterprise technology business that's investing in the redevelopment of a critical customer platform. They're looking for a Senior API Engineer with strong commercial Golang experience to design, build and own secure, scalable APIs from the ground up.
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You'll be responsible for:
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- Designing, building and maintaining production-grade RESTful APIs from scratch using Golang
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- Developing scalable backend services and microservices that power high-volume applications
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- Designing efficient data models and working with NoSQL databases (MongoDB, Firestore or similar)
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- Implementing secure authentication, authorisation and API security best practices
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- Driving API performance, reliability, scalability and maintainability
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- Contributing to architecture, code quality and engineering best practices across the platform
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- Collaborating with engineers, QA and product teams in an Agile environment
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- 5+ years' backend engineering experience building and maintaining production APIs
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- Strong commercial experience developing RESTful APIs in Golang (this is essential)
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- Experience designing scalable microservices and distributed systems
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- Strong knowledge of API security, including OAuth2,
OpenID Connect and secure authentication patterns
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- Commercial experience with MongoDB, Firestore or other NoSQL databases
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- Experience working with cloud platforms (GCP preferred) and modern CI/CD practices
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- Strong communication skills with the ability to contribute to technical discussions and architectural decisions
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Nice to have:
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- Experience migrating legacy systems to up-to-date cloud-native architectures
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- Exposure to event-driven architecture, Terraform or API gateways
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- Experience working alongside data engineering or automation teams
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This is a fantastic opportunity to join a high-performing engineering team working on large-scale backend systems where API design, performance and security are at the heart of the platform.
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TheDriveGroup is 100% committed to improving meaningful diversity in the technology industry.
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We partner with clients who embrace diversity and seek candidates across all backgrounds, abilities, genders, sexualities, cultures, and faiths.
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If you have the right skills and attitude we would love to hear from you!
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📌 Senior Software Engineer (New South Wales)
🏢 TheDriveGroup
📍 New South Wales
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