Skill
Go
Programming Languages
Go (often called Golang) is an open-source, statically typed programming language created by Google in 2009, designed for simplicity, fast compilation, and efficient concurrency through goroutines and channels. It's widely used for building backend services, cloud infrastructure tools, and microservices, notably powering projects like Docker and Kubernetes. Developers favor Go for its performance, straightforward syntax, and strong built-in support for concurrent programming.
Go in the job market
Last checked September 12, 2026
- Open roles
- 430
- Employers
- 91
- Median pay
- $205,000
- Disclose pay
- 90%
on Career App right now
hiring for it
from 385 roles
of these roles
Open roles requiring Go (430)
Senior Software Engineer, GPU Infrastructure (HPC)
Cohere
Full-time · Canada, United States · CA$285,000 – CA$340,000 · Remote
This role builds and operates GPU/TPU infrastructure at scale for training frontier AI models, requiring deep expertise in Kubernetes, distributed systems, and close collaboration with AI researchers. It suits engineers with strong systems knowledge who thrive on solving complex infrastructure challenges in fast-paced environments.
Listed on Cohere’s careers site · Apply there ↗
Principal Data Engineer
Hims and Hers
Full-time · US Remote · $220,000 – $260,000
Lead the technical architecture and strategic direction of Hims & Hers' data platform as the most senior individual contributor, owning decisions across ingestion, streaming, orchestration, and infrastructure while mentoring senior engineers and ensuring platform reliability for millions of patients. This role suits someone with deep experience building cloud-native data platforms at scale who can define standards, drive cross-team alignment, and balance architectural vision with hands-on technical leadership.
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Staff Software Engineer, Backend Platform
Patreon
Full-time · San Francisco, CA · $257,500 – $386,000 · Remote
Patreon seeks a backend platform leader to define technical strategy and drive architecture decisions across their creator economy infrastructure, mentoring senior engineers while building systems that scale to millions of users. This role suits someone with deep distributed systems expertise who thrives in cross-functional leadership and wants to shape platform modernization at organizational scale.
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Software Development Engineer II, Search
Mapbox
Mapbox US · $160,650 – $217,350
Join Mapbox's Search Geocoding team to build and optimize location-based search algorithms that power the platform's core geocoding engine. This role suits engineers who combine strong algorithmic knowledge with practical system optimization skills and want to work on problems at scale that directly impact millions of developers.
Listed on Mapbox’s careers site · Apply there ↗
Site Reliability Engineer, Platform Infrastructure (Foundations)
Anyscale
San Francisco, CA · $200,000 – $240,000 · Remote
Anyscale seeks a Senior Site Reliability Engineer to build and maintain the control and data plane infrastructure powering their Ray-based distributed AI platform. This role is ideal for someone with deep expertise in Kubernetes, cloud-native systems, and distributed computing who wants to tackle large-scale infrastructure challenges.
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Engineering Manager, Crusoe Container Registry
Crusoe
Full-time · San Francisco, CA · $215,000 – $260,000
This is a Software Engineer II role building Crusoe Cloud's container registry, a critical component serving AI workload deployments. Suited for engineers with distributed systems experience who want to tackle scalability and reliability challenges in a high-growth AI infrastructure company.
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Global Security Engineer Offensive Operations (Remote or Onsite)
Crane Co.
Stamford, CT · Remote
Crane Company is hiring a penetration tester to conduct offensive security assessments across enterprise systems, networks, and applications. This role suits experienced red teamers who can work independently while collaborating with security operations and helping the business understand and remediate vulnerabilities.
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Staff Platform Infrastructure Engineer - USA Remote
Beckman Coulter
Full-time · USA - Remote · $180,000 – $220,000
Danaher seeks a senior infrastructure engineer to design and operate cloud-based data and AI platforms across the enterprise, including cloud infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, and self-service capabilities for data scientists. This role suits experienced platform engineers with deep cloud expertise who can drive architecture decisions at scale and mentor teams in a complex, regulated industry.
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Software Development Engineer
AeroVironment
Full-time · Herndon, VA · $83,500 – $208,750
A software engineer role building real-world applications for defense systems at AeroVironment, working on mission-critical infrastructure with a team that values substance over process theater. Suited for engineers with 4+ years' experience who want meaningful work in cloud and modern DevOps tooling, with clearance required.
Listed on AeroVironment’s careers site · Apply there ↗
Senior Platform Engineer - SAP Big Data Fabric Services
SAP
Full-time · São Leopoldo, BR, 93022-718
A senior backend engineer role building cloud-native platform services that enable big data processing and storage at scale, using Apache Spark and Kubernetes. This suits experienced developers who can drive technical architecture decisions and mentor others while working on distributed systems for enterprise customers.
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Asked for alongside Go
Measured from the 430 open roles that name Go — not from a curated list.
- Python289 roles67.2%
- Kubernetes267 roles62.1%
- Amazon Web Services (AWS)188 roles43.7%
- Java152 roles35.3%
- Terraform123 roles28.6%
- TypeScript120 roles27.9%
- Docker111 roles25.8%
- Rust103 roles24.0%
What employers state they pay
Median
$205,000
Middle half
$177,000 – $242,000
From 385 of 430 open roles — the 90% that publish a range, annualized to USD. Only some employers state pay, and the ones that do skew to California and New York, where the law requires it.
Who employers are hiring
- Entry4%
- Mid15%
- Senior57%
- Lead / Staff / Principal24%
- Management1%
From 406 roles whose posting states a level.
Where Go roles are
Among the 240 of 430 open roles we could place on a map.
Roles that use Go
Employers hiring for Go
91 in total, most open roles first.
- CCrusoe42 roles
- CCrowdStrike35 roles
- Comcast24 roles
- MPMenlo Ventures Portfolio21 roles
- TTemporal17 roles
- NVIDIA15 roles
Related skills
Curated neighbors in the taxonomy, whether or not employers ask for them together.