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Software Engineer, Golang Developer

Backend EngineerSoftware EngineerFull TimeRemoteMid LevelTeam 1,001-5,000Since 1985H1B SponsorCompany SiteLinkedIn

Location

India

Posted

60 days ago

Salary

0

Seniority

Mid Level

Job Description

Software Engineer, Golang Developer

Sophos

• Design, develop, test, and maintain backend services and APIs using Go, with a focus on scalability, reliability, and security. • Build and enhance identity-related services (e.g. authentication, authorisation, user and service identities, token management, policy enforcement). • Contribute to system design and technical discussions, helping shape service architecture and implementation approaches. • Write clean, maintainable, and well-tested code, following best practices in software engineering and secure development. • Participate in code reviews, providing constructive feedback and ensuring high code quality across the team. • Collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams, including product management, security, SRE, and other engineering teams. • Troubleshoot, debug, and resolve issues in production systems, participating in on-call rotations as required. • Continuously improve engineering processes, tooling, and system observability.

Job Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience).
  • 2-4 yrs of strong professional experience as a backend software engineer, consistent with an SE2-level role.
  • Hands-on experience developing production systems using Go (Golang).
  • Solid understanding of distributed systems, APIs, concurrency, and performance considerations.
  • Familiarity with containerisation and orchestration technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.
  • Strong foundation in data structures, algorithms, and core software engineering principles.
  • Experience working in the Identity, Authentication, or Access Management domain.
  • Relevant experience with working on Microsoft Entra or similar identity providers.
  • Familiarity with OAuth2, OpenID Connect, SAML, JWTs, and modern identity protocols.
  • Experience designing and operating highly available, low-latency microservices.
  • Knowledge of security best practices, threat modelling, and secure coding techniques.
  • Exposure to CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure-as-code, and observability tools (metrics, logging, tracing).

Benefits

  • Sophos operates a remote-first working model, making remote work the primary option for most employees.
  • Our people – we innovate and create, all of which are accompanied by a great sense of fun and team spirit
  • Employee-led diversity and inclusion networks that build community and provide education and advocacy
  • Annual charity and fundraising initiatives and volunteer days for employees to support local communities
  • Global employee sustainability initiatives to reduce our environmental footprint
  • Global fitness and trivia competitions to keep our bodies and minds sharp
  • Global wellbeing days for employees to relax and recharge
  • Monthly wellbeing webinars and training to support employee health and wellbeing

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