Golang Engineer

Golang Engineer, AI& Service Development (EST)

$60/hr | W2 Ongoing Contract | Remote, EST

Del Oro Consulting, a nationwide consulting firm with over 20 years of experience providing strategic solutions to leading global technology companies in the U.S., is looking for a highly skilled Golang Engineer to support our client, a major tech industry leader. 

The ideal candidate is a Golang expert with strong expertise in microservice development, deployment, and maintenance. 

What You'll Do:
This consultant will work with a high-impact team focused on building scalable, AI-driven backend systems that power modern applications. 

Who You Are: 
A meticulous developer who writes production-ready code, embraces rigorous testing practices, prioritizes system reliability, and is passionate about working with cutting-edge embedding models, large language models (LLMs), and generative AI infrastructure. You have a strong commitment to being a collaborative team player, adhering to team standards, and maintaining a test-oriented mindset is essential.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend services in Golang, adhering to clean architecture principles and established team standards.
• Build and optimize infrastructure for embedding generation, vector search, and/or LLM integration.
• Own the full-service lifecycle, including architecture, deployment, monitoring, testing, and scaling.
• Write comprehensive unit, integration, and end-to-end tests to ensure high reliability and minimize regressions, following rigorous testing practices.
• Collaborate closely with AI/ML engineers, Data Scientists, Architects and other team members, fostering a positive and productive team environment.
• Develop pipelines for model serving, versioning, and inference with a focus on latency and robustness.
• Monitor production systems, conduct root cause analysis, and proactively resolve issues.
• Actively participate in team discussions, code reviews, and knowledge sharing to uphold team standards and continuous improvement.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a closely related technical discipline.
• 3+ years of experience developing backend services in Go (Golang).
• Proven experience deploying and operating production-grade services using Kubernetes, Docker, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong understanding of testing methodologies including Test-driven development, mocking, load testing, and coverage strategies.
• Experience working with embedding models, LLM APIs (e.g., Azure, OpenAI, HuggingFace), or custom AI services.
• Familiarity with vector databases such as pgvector, Pinecone, or Weaviate, and semantic search APIs.
• Experience processing, analyzing, and managing large-scale structured and unstructured datasets in real-world applications.
• Solid knowledge of RESTful API design and distributed systems.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively as a team player, follow team standards, and maintain a test-oriented approach.

Details of Position:

• Remote EST | $60/hour | W2 Contract
• Medical, Dental, Vision & 401(k) (with a match)
• Applicants must reside in the United States for the entirety of the contract and be authorized to work for any employer in the United States.

Del Oro Consulting is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.