Job Description

• Expected duration: 3 months, with high likelihood of being extended for an additional 1-3 months.
• Client: Multi-sided marketplace platform (aka “gig economy”) in the online education, teaching, and tutoring space. Public company with high visibility.
• Team: “Discover and Buy” team is responsible for the commerce, product catalog, and related services within the platform.
• Project: Implementing functionality within a microservices architecture for the core sale-generating systems at the company. E.g.:
  • Add to Cart and Checkout processes
  • Product Catalog (DynamoDB) and Search (ElasticSearch)
  • Billing, invoicing, and fulfillment
  • Multi-currency support (US, CAD, EUR, GBP, … more coming)
  • Memberships and Subscriptions
  • Pricing & Promotions
  • Recommendations (currently simple, but targeted for advancement)
• Tools & Tech: MacOS, Golang, Docker, AWS, Git, Jira, RESTful APIs, DynamoDB, ElasticSearch
• Process: Agile/Scrum, daily standups, 2-week sprints, small scrum team

• 7+ years of professional backend systems software development.
• 3+ years of in-depth work experience using Golang in production-grade systems.
• Expert-level implementation skills using Golang, microservice architectures, and REST APIs.
• Experience with AWS Lambda and/or Docker based development and deployment. K8S, EKS, Fargate experience a plus.
• Big Plus: Familiarity with “gig economy”, multi-sided marketplace platforms, online education systems, and e-commerce systems.

• Commit to 40 hours/week on average
• Work and be available during “core hours” (loosely 10am - 4pm US Pacific Time)
• Work from US or Canada (other countries within the Americas considerd  on a case-by-case basis)
• Attend daily standups (generally 9am or 10am US Pacific Time)