Software Engineer ( Golang)

About The Weather Company:

The Weather Company is the world’s leading weather provider, helping people and businesses make more informed decisions and take action in the face of weather. Together with advanced technology and AI, The Weather Company’s high-volume weather data, insights, advertising, and media solutions across the open web help people, businesses, and brands around the world prepare for and harness the power of weather in a scalable, privacy-forward way. The world’s most accurate forecaster globally, the company reaches hundreds of enterprise clients and more than 360 million monthly active users via its digital properties from The Weather Channel (weather.com) and Weather Underground (wunderground.com).

Job brief:

As a Software Engineer at the Weather Company, you will directly contribute to the success of our aviation applications. These applications are used by dispatchers and pilots worldwide to help them execute safe and efficient flights by combining real-time weather and aviation data into rich, interactive presentations. You will leverage a variety of technologies such as Golang, messaging systems, databases, and REST APIs to add value to our application suite.

The impact you'll make:

• Design and implement services in our next-generation aviation application suite, either from scratch or by leveraging prior implementations as reference
• Write clean, efficient, secure, and scalable code for complex systems using Golang.
• Collaborate with product owners, designers, as well as internal SMEs to define project requirements, prioritize initiatives, and deliver high-quality solutions.
• Contribute to the evolution of best practices and design patterns.
• Stay updated with industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices in software development and advocate for their adoption within the team.
• Other duties as assigned.

What you've accomplished:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field. A master's degree is a plus, or commensurate experience
• 1+ years of production experience in Golang for building backend applications and services
• 3+ years of hands-on experience in software development, with expertise in multiple programming languages and frameworks such as C#, Python, C++ or a similar back-end language.
• Strong ability to understand complex requirements or existing code bases and implement as clean, performant, and reliable software
• Proficiency with SQL and NoSQL (MongoDB) database systems
• Experience with containerized applications using Kubernetes
• Experience with messaging systems such as Kafka or RabbitMQ
• Excellent problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and ability to work independently or in a team.
• Understanding of software development methodologies (e.g., Agile, Scrum) and best practices.
• Experience with version control systems (e.g., Git, SVN) and continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines.
• Strong communication skills, both verbal and written, with the ability to work effectively in a team environment and influence technical decisions.

Base Salary: $110,000 – $130,000

The base salary offered will take into account internal equity and may vary depending on the candidate’s geographic region of work premises, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience, among other factors.