Software Developer (Golang/AWS)

About Showtime Consulting

Showtime Consulting stands as a premier provider of Shielded Cloud and Digital Solutions throughout Australia and New Zealand. The company excels in delivering secure, enterprise-level technology solutions tailored to stringent regulatory environments, supporting government bodies, enterprises, and national security programs.

We collaborate with organisations engaged in complex cloud modernization, application transformation, and digital innovation projects, aiming to build scalable, resilient, and secure technological architectures that produce measurable business results.

The Role

We are on the lookout for a seasoned Software Developer proficient in Go (Golang) and AWS to become an integral part of our skilled technology team focused on deploying contemporary cloud-native applications and backend services within an AWS framework.

This position emphasizes crafting, developing, and maintaining scalable microservices, serverless applications, and API-driven solutions by leveraging Go and AWS-native tools. Working in close partnership with architects, developers, DevOps professionals, and business stakeholders, you will drive the creation of secure, dependable, and efficient software products.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, implement, test, and uphold backend services and microservices using Go (Golang).
• Develop and manage serverless applications utilizing AWS Lambda alongside other AWS services.
• Architect and fine-tune data models and query patterns using Amazon DynamoDB.
• Create and sustain RESTful APIs and event-driven software components.
• Build and maintain CI/CD workflows leveraging GitLab CI/CD.
• Engage in solution design, architectural deliberations, and critical technical decision-making processes.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to achieve business and technological objectives.
• Conduct thorough code reviews promoting best software engineering practices.
• Diagnose and address challenges related to performance, scalability, reliability, and security.
• Generate and update technical documentation and design records.
• Provide ongoing operational support, troubleshooting, and root cause analyses in production settings.

Required Qualifications and Skills

• Proven commercial experience programming with Go (Golang).
• Solid practical knowledge of AWS cloud environments.
• Experience in architecting and supporting serverless solutions.
• Proficiency with core AWS services including Lambda, DynamoDB, API Gateway, IAM, CloudWatch, and S3.
• Deep understanding of microservices and distributed system designs.
• Experience designing and integrating REST APIs.
• Skilled in using GitLab for version control, branching, and CI/CD automation.
• Knowledgeable in software engineering best practices, testing strategies, and writing clean code.
• Strong grasp of NoSQL database architecture, optimization, and scale.
• Background in Agile software delivery methods.
• Outstanding communication and collaboration skills, adept at stakeholder interaction.

Desirable Experience

• Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code tooling such as Terraform or AWS CloudFormation.
• Experience with container technologies like Docker and Kubernetes.
• Understanding of event-driven systems and messaging platforms such as SNS, SQS, EventBridge, or Kafka.
• Experience in observability, monitoring, and logging infrastructures.
• Previously contributed to large-scale data migration including data transformation and reconciliation.
• Experience with cloud governance and analytics tools like Augur.
• Relevant AWS certifications.
• Work history within consulting, enterprise, or government sectors.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or related field.
• Between 5 and 15 years of experience in software engineering, backend development, or cloud-native application engineering.
• Demonstrable track record of delivering production-quality Golang software solutions in AWS settings.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Collaborative approach and dedication to excellence in technology results.