Role: Principal Golang Architect
Location: Menlo Park, CA (Remote)
Duration: 12 Month Contract
Duration: 12+ Months
Position Overview:
We are looking for a highly specialized Principal Cloud-Native Architect with strong hands-on expertise
in Golang, Kubernetes, AWS, EKS(Elastic Kubernetes Service), and distributed systems. Please submit candidates who have built and
architected enterprise-scale cloud-native platforms—not candidates with only application deployment
or basic Kubernetes administration experience.
Must-Have Skills:
‣ 12+ years overall software/IT experience.
‣ Strong hands-on Golang/Go development and Architecture.
‣ Strong experience with Docker, Helm, CI/CD, GitOps and infrastructure automation.
‣ Experience with Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry or enterprise observability.
‣ Agentic AI, RAG, MCP/LLM integration with cloud-native platforms is Required.
‣ Expert-level Kubernetes engineering.
‣ Hands-on Kubernetes Operators, Controllers, CRDs, Kubebuilder, Controller-Runtime/Operator SDK.
‣ Strong AWS / EKS architecture experience.
‣ Enterprise distributed systems and microservices architecture.
‣ Experience with Kubernetes multi-cluster / federation is highly preferred.
‣ Strong understanding of scalability, resiliency, fault tolerance, high availability and production troubleshooting.
‣ Istio/Envoy, Kafka, Terraform, ArgoCD are strongly preferred.
Pre-Screening Questions
Q1: Does the candidate have strong hands-on experience developing and architecting enterprise-scale applications/platforms using Golang (Go), Kubernetes, and cloud-native technologies, rather than only application deployment or basic Kubernetes administration?
Q2: Does the candidate have hands-on expert-level Kubernetes engineering experience, including Operators, Controllers, CRDs, Kubebuilder, Controller-Runtime, or Operator SDK?
Q3: Does the candidate have hands-on experience architecting AWS/EKS-based enterprise distributed systems and microservices, including scalability, resiliency, fault tolerance, high availability, and production troubleshooting?
Q4: Does the candidate have hands-on experience integrating Agentic AI, RAG, MCP, or LLM-based capabilities with cloud-native platforms or distributed systems?
Additional InformationAll your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
Skills Required
- 12+ years of overall software or IT experience
- Strong hands-on Golang or Go development and architecture experience
- Strong experience with Docker, Helm, CI/CD, GitOps, and infrastructure automation
- Experience with Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry, or enterprise observability
- Experience integrating Agentic AI, RAG, MCP, or LLM capabilities with cloud-native platforms
- Expert-level Kubernetes engineering experience
- Hands-on experience with Kubernetes Operators, Controllers, CRDs, Kubebuilder, Controller-Runtime, or Operator SDK
- Strong AWS and EKS architecture experience
- Enterprise distributed systems and microservices architecture experience
- Strong understanding of scalability, resiliency, fault tolerance, high availability, and production troubleshooting
- Kubernetes multi-cluster or federation experience
- Experience with Istio or Envoy
- Experience with Kafka
- Experience with Terraform
- Experience with ArgoCD
What We Do
Technology Management Solutions (TMS, LLC), headquartered in Parsippany, New Jersey, is a premier IT company specializing in digital product engineering and innovative technology solutions. Since our inception in 2021, we have empowered businesses across industries—Financial Services, Retail, Medical, Entertainment, Manufacturing, and Automotive—to achieve their digital transformation goals. Our mission is to design and deliver cutting-edge solutions that drive growth, streamline operations, and enhance modern digital experiences.At TMS, we partner with our clients throughout the entire product development lifecycle, from ideation to commercialization. Our expertise spans next-generation technologies, including Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML), Internet of Things (IoT), and custom software development. With tailored engagement models, we accelerate product development, ensuring faster time-to-market and measurable success.
