Austin, Texas, United States Today Not disclosed
Go (Golang) Linux Developer Jobs
Go is the language behind many of the most important Linux infrastructure tools including Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, and Prometheus. Browse Go engineering jobs in cloud-native development, infrastructure tooling, microservices, and backend systems engineering.
Remote, United States Today $160k – $180k
Riga, Latvia 2d ago Not disclosed
Remote, Worldwide 2d ago Not disclosed
Denver, Colorado, United States and New York, New York, United States 4d ago $130k – $300k
Denver, Colorado, United States; New York City, New York, United States 4d ago $130k – $300k
Remote, EMEA 5d ago Not disclosed
London, United Kingdom 5d ago Not disclosed
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India 5d ago Not disclosed
Remote, United States May 27 $130k – $170k
San Francisco and Palo Alto, California, United States May 27 Not disclosed
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam May 27 Not disclosed
Remote, United States May 27 $152k – $190k
Pune, Maharashtra, India May 27 Not disclosed
Costa Mesa, California, United States May 26 $191k – $253k
Palo Alto, California, United States May 26 $210k – $300k
Porto, Portugal May 26 Not disclosed
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India May 22 Not disclosed
Singapore, Singapore May 22 Not disclosed
Remote, EMEA May 21 Not disclosed
Frequently Asked Questions
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Go compiles to statically linked binaries with no external dependencies, making deployment on Linux trivially simple. Its excellent concurrency model, fast compile times, and strong standard library make it ideal for network services, CLI tools, and distributed systems. Docker, Kubernetes, etcd, Prometheus, and Terraform are all written in Go.
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Employers typically look for proficiency with Go concurrency (goroutines, channels), experience with the net/http package for REST APIs, familiarity with popular frameworks (gin, echo, fiber), gRPC for microservices, and the ability to write efficient, well-tested code. Experience with Go tooling (go test, go vet, staticcheck) is also expected.
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Rust offers stronger memory safety guarantees and zero-cost abstractions, making it better suited for kernel-level code, embedded systems, and performance-critical applications where every byte and nanosecond matters. Go offers simpler syntax, faster development velocity, and excellent tooling for cloud-native services and networked applications. Both have strong and growing communities in Linux.
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Go developers with Linux and cloud-native skills typically earn between $120,000 and $180,000 in the US, with senior roles at top tech companies reaching $200,000 or more in total compensation. The combination of Go expertise with Kubernetes or distributed systems experience commands a significant premium.