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Golang Specialist

Job Type
Contract/Temporary
Location
Ashburn, Virginia
Salary
US$0.00 - US$75.0 per hour
Job Ref
BBBH2314494_1750438684
Date Added
June 20th, 2025
Consultant
madison garra

Position Overview

We are seeking a contractor to contribute to the evolution of the Go ecosystem within Dropbox's rServer monorepo. This role involves leading a diverse range of initiatives, including:

  • Regularly upgrading rServer to the latest Go SDK and runtime.
  • Developing tools to streamline the integration and maintenance of third-party Go libraries.
  • Updating both internal and external foundational Go libraries.
  • Enhancing debugging tools and improving IDE integration.
  • Supporting and refining linters and static analysis utilities.
  • Integrating Go tooling with dependency management systems.
  • Advancing documentation and best practices to improve the Go developer experience.
  • Promoting the adoption of modern profiling and performance optimization techniques.

The contractor will work closely with full-time engineers across teams such as Repo Rangers, Build Toolchains, and other infrastructure and platform groups. They will also be expected to provide support during business hours for all Go-related development needs.

Candidate Requirements

We're looking for a highly skilled software engineer with:

  • A minimum of 8 years of professional programming experience.
  • Deep expertise in Go (Golang).
  • Familiarity with large-scale software development using Bazel.
  • Experience in writing and modifying library code.
  • Proficiency in C or C++ is a strong advantage.
  • A solid background in performance profiling, optimization, and operating system internals is highly desirable.

Impellam Group and its brands are equal-opportunity employers committed to diversity and inclusion. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, pregnancy or maternity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other factor determined to be unlawful under applicable law. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application, interview process, pre-employment activity, and the performance of crucial job functions.

If you require additional disability considerations, modifications, or adjustments please let us know by contacting HR-InfoImpellamNA@impellam.com or fill out this form to request accommodations.

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