Backend Engineer

Job Description

About Persistent

We are an AI-led, platform-driven Digital Engineering and Enterprise Modernization partner, combining deep technical expertise and industry experience to help our clients anticipate what’s next. Our offerings and proven solutions create a unique competitive advantage for our clients by giving them the power to see beyond and rise above. We work with many industry-leading organizations across the world, including 20 Fortune 50 companies and 4 of the 5 top banks in both the US and India, and numerous innovators across the healthcare ecosystem.

Our disruptor’s mindset, commitment to client success, and agility to thrive in the dynamic environment have enabled us to sustain our growth momentum. Persistent has been recognized across top industry platforms for innovation, leadership, and inclusion. We reported $1,654.4M FY26 revenue with 17.4% Y-o-Y growth. We have delivered 24 sequential quarters of growth with $436.0M in Q4 FY26 revenue, up 3.2% Q-o-Q and 16.2% Y-o-Y growth. Our 27,500+ global team members, located in 18 countries, have been instrumental in helping the market leaders transform their industries. We have been recognized as the Fastest Growing IT Services Brand Globally in the 2026 Brand Finance IT Services 25 Report. We named a Leader in the Everest Group Private Equity (PE) Services PEAK Matrix® Assessment 2026 and Software Product Engineering PEAK Matrix® Assessment 2026.

About Position:

We are looking for a highly skilled Backend Engineer with strong expertise in Golang to design and develop scalable backend systems and microservices for enterprise and mobile banking platforms.

Role: Backend Engineer

Location: Bengaluru

Experience: 5 to 8 years

Job Type: Full-Time Employment

What You'll Do:

Design, develop, and maintain high-performance backend services, APIs, and microservices using Go Lang

Develop batch programs and backend components meeting quality, scalability, and timeliness goals

Build and integrate RESTful APIs and microservices architectures

Participate in architecture discussions and contribute to backend solution design

Help build and maintain CI/CD pipelines for deployments across SIT, UAT, and Production environments

Ensure application security, reliability, scalability, and performance optimization

Perform code reviews and enforce engineering best practices, coding standards, and maintainability

Ensure adequate technical documentation and inline code documentation for future maintainability

Collaborate with Product Managers, Business Analysts, QA teams, and DevOps teams for successful project delivery

Participate actively in Agile ceremonies including daily scrums, sprint planning, and retrospectives

Analyze, debug, troubleshoot, and resolve complex technical issues in existing systems

Complete unit testing and support integration testing activities

Continuously improve self and team capabilities in line with evolving backend technologies and engineering practices

Mentor junior developers and support technical capability building within the team

Expertise You'll Bring:

Experience 4–6 years of overall software development experience

Minimum 2+ years of hands-on experience in Go Lang development

Strong experience in backend engineering and API development

Experience in designing and developing scalable microservices architectures

Proven experience in debugging and analyzing complex distributed systems

Strong proficiency in Go Lang

Experience with RESTful API development and integration

Strong understanding of microservices architecture

Experience with SQL databases and persistence layers

Experience with NoSQL databases

Experience with Message Queue / Kafka

Knowledge of CI/CD tools and DevOps practices

Familiarity with containerization technologies such as Docker

Experience working with cloud platforms, preferably Google Cloud Platform (GCP)

Strong understanding of data structures, algorithms, and system design

Experience with version control systems such as Git

Understanding of secure coding standards and application security principles

Familiarity with Agile/Scrum methodologies

Benefits:

Competitive salary and benefits package

Culture focused on talent development with quarterly growth opportunities and company-sponsored higher education and certifications

Opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies

Employee engagement initiatives such as project parties, flexible work hours, and Long Service awards

Annual health check-ups

Insurance coverage: group term life, personal accident, and Mediclaim hospitalization for self, spouse, two children, and parents

Values-Driven, People-Centric & Inclusive Work Environment:

Persistent is dedicated to fostering diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We invite applications from all qualified individuals, including those with disabilities, and regardless of gender or gender preference. We welcome diverse candidates from all backgrounds.

We support hybrid work and flexible hours to fit diverse lifestyles.

Our office is accessibility-friendly, with ergonomic setups and assistive technologies to support employees with physical disabilities.

If you are a person with disabilities and have specific requirements, please inform us during the application process or at any time during your employment

Let’s unleash your full potential at Persistent - persistent.com/careers

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Open Positions

Micro Services,Golang

Skills Required

BENGALURU

Location

Micro Services,Golang

Desirable Skills

5 to 8 years

Years Of Exp

178765

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