(Senior) Golang Developer

Top 3 reasons to join us

• We build a professional & fun working environment.
• We focus on your growth, yes the long-term growth.
• We develop the future-ready digital bank platform.

Job description

What do we do?

As a pioneer for digital transformation GFT develops sustainable solutions across new technologies – from cloud engineering and artificial intelligence to blockchain/DLT. With its deep technological expertise, strong partnerships, and comprehensive market know-how GFT offers advice to the financial and insurance sectors, as well as in the manufacturing industry. Through the intelligent use of IT solutions GFT increases productivity and creates added value for clients. Companies gain easy and safe access to scalable IT-applications and innovative business models.

Who are we? 

Having started in Germany in 1987, GFT Technologies has grown to become a trusted Software Engineering and Consulting specialist for the international financial industry, counting many of the world’s largest and best-known Banks as our clients. We are an organization that empowers you to not only explore but raise your potential and seek out opportunities that add value. At GFT, diversity, equality, and inclusion are at the core of who we are. Ensuring a diverse and inclusive working environment for all communities is one of the main pillars of our diversity strategy, based on our core values and culture. We have been certified for 2022/23 as a ‘Great place to work’ in the APAC region. So, if you want to have the opportunity to work with an outstanding and progressive organization this position could be right for you.

Role Summary

As a (Senior) GoLang Developer, you will be entrusted with the responsibility of crafting high-quality solutions for premier investment banks globally. Your daily tasks will encompass working within a Scrum framework, developing innovative functionalities, conducting module testing, documenting your progress, and reporting to the Team Leader. 

Key Activities

• Backend Development: Design and construct advanced backend services using the Go programming language
• Collaboration: Work in synergy with cross-functional teams to conceptualize, design, and deliver new features
• Data Integration: Interface with external data sources and APIs
• Quality Assurance: Conduct unit tests on code for robustness, including edge cases, usability, and overall reliability
• Continuous Improvement: Continually discover, assess, and implement new technologies to optimize development efficiency
• Bug Fixing: Address bug fixing and enhance application performance

Your skills and experience

Required Skills

• A minimum of 4 years of professional experience as a Backend GoLang Developer
• Have a good command of English
• Demonstrable experience in software development
• Practical experience in backend development
• Profound familiarity with the Go programming language
• Experience with OOP, MVC Design Pattern, Clean Architecture, Go Routines, and Unit Tests
• Comprehensive understanding of the full backend development life cycle
• Experience with databases such as PostgreSQL or MySQL

Nice-to-have requirements:

• Familiarity with JIRA or other project management tools
• Experience in CI/CD, Docker, and static code quality analytics
• Experience in database management and optimization
• Experience in designing and developing RESTful APIs
• Experience with cloud platforms like AWS or Azure

Why you'll love working here

HR benefits

• Competitive salary
• Salary band per level are reviewed once per year
• 13th month salary pro rata depending on the employee’s length of service (within a calender year), paid with the December salary
• Monthly lunch allowance: 700,000 VND/employee
• Parking: GFT covers the monthly parking fee for employee motorbikes
• Performance evaluation is once per year, for 2 purposes:
     > Performance bonus   > Salary increments

Health care

• Private health insurance: including accident, outpatient, in-patient, maternity, and dental for all permanent employees who pass 2-month probation.
• Optical: expense claim for eyewear
• Annual health check-ups.

Vacation

• Maximum 18-day vacation leave/year (with the ability to carry over 05 days till 31st March of the following year)
• Adding one more annual leave day for each two-year anniversary.

Healthy lifestyle

• Sports and hobby clubs: company has an annual fund for fitness activities, which is allocated per month as team’s vote.
• Range of healthy snacks, tea, coffee, milk and beer on tap

Social

• Company townhall: each 6 weeks
• CSR activities: as per company’s CSR guideline
• Onsite tour/training courses at other GFT offices and client’s destination overseas (where applicable).