We are building a SMS business messaging platform for Small, Medium and Enterprise Brick and Mortar businesses to help them communicate both with customers and teams internally.

Hatch is an AI-powered customer communication platform that enhances bottom-line growth by automating personalized outreach across the customer journey. Utilizing custom AI bots for effective conversations, Hatch streamlines processes to save time and control costs, aiming to boost conversation quality and efficiency for better appointment and sales rates without increased lead volume or payroll.

As our Senior Backend Engineer specializing in Go at Hatch, your role is critical in building and maintaining the high-performance backbone of our digital services. You will lead the development and optimization of our backend systems using Go, ensuring they are robust, scalable, and efficient. Your technical expertise will be pivotal in evolving our platform's architecture to support the rapid growth and dynamic needs of our business.

Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and maintain efficient and reliable Go code for our backend systems that handle complex data and integrate with various external systems.
• Architect scalable backend solutions that can manage increased loads and complex transactions seamlessly.
• Collaborate with frontend engineers and product teams to design and implement high-quality, secure APIs.
• Optimize existing backend systems for improved performance and scalability, adopting best practices in code health, testing, and maintainability.
• Stay current on the latest developments in Go and related technologies, applying advanced techniques to improve backend functionality and efficiency.
• Conduct thorough testing and debugging of applications, ensuring rigorous adherence to security and data protection standards.

Qualifications:

• 5+ years of backend development experience, with at least 3 years specializing in Go.
• Strong proficiency in Go and its standard library, with a deep understanding of Goroutine and channel patterns, and experience with the full site of Go frameworks and tools.
• Extensive experience with system, network, and OS-level programming in a Linux environment.
• Expertise in designing and implementing RESTful APIs and microservices architecture.
• Knowledge of SQL and NoSQL databases, and the ability to design efficient data storage solutions for high-load environments.
• Experience with cloud services (AWS, GCP, Azure) and server management and deployment tools (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Strong understanding of source control using Git, including branching, merging, and pull requests.
• Exceptional problem-solving skills and a methodical approach to software engineering.
• Excellent collaboration and communication skills, capable of leading projects and mentoring team members.

Preferred Skills:

• Background in deploying large-scale systems using Go.
• Familiarity with continuous integration and deployment (CI/CD) practices and testing frameworks specific to Go.
• Experience with performance tuning and optimization, memory management, and scalability practices in Go.
• Knowledge of security practices relevant to Go programming and backend architectures

We are a highly available, concurrent, team based, platform that revolves around delivering and receiving SMS.

We work a lot with Sockets. Write some of our libraries from scratch when we are displeased with the current options, e.g. SMS and SMS verification

some things we play with: postgres, boltdb, golang, react, redux, sketch digital ocean, aws, postman, zeplin Notion, slack