Skill set for Golang developer

Must-Have Skills for Golang developer

Last few articles, I talk about how to learn go, what are the best resources and Golang job market now, so let's talk about what is the skill set you have to be successful in your Golang journey. 

I listed it experience-wise(levels) it's my research.may vary as per the industry. Every company required different skills not all. but it's good to have Idea, Upgrade your skillset for better Job Opportunities and Personal growth.

Level 1. Less than a year Experience (Fresher)

 
Strong basic understanding of Go 
Unit-testing

Understanding of RESTful APIs
Understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git
Good understanding of SQL/NoSQL databases
Familiarity with MVC, SOA, RESTful web services
Familiarity with best practices of TDD
Understanding of message queues (RabbitMQ, Kafka etc)
Knowledge in concurrency and multithreading.

 

Level 2. 2-3 year Experience (Junior Developer)

Strong knowledge of Go programming language, paradigms, constructs, and idioms.

Knowledge of common Goroutine and channel patterns.

Writing scalable, robust, testable, efficient, and easily maintainable code.
Understanding of micro-services architecture

Experience working with RESTful APIs

Proficiency with SQL and NoSQL databases such as MySQL, PostgreSQL, Elasticsearch, MongoDB.

Skilled in a variety of Data Stores, Database Design, Data Modelling and SQL queries.

Exposure to container technologies like Docker, Kubernetes, Mesos, Nomad, ECS, EKS, GKE.

Experience in any MessageBroker ( RabbitMQ, NATS, NSQ, IBM MQ) 

Knowledge of software best practices, like Test-Driven Development (TDD) and Continuous Integration (CI)

Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git  

Dependency management tools such as Godep, Sltr, etc.

Go's templating language

Go's code generation tools, such as Stringer

Should have strong knowledge about the TCP/IP stack, packet capturing tools like tcpdump, tshark or dumpcap

Experience with programming and scripting languages is preferred like: Python, Perl, Bash Shell or similar languages.

 Level 3. 4 + Year Experience (Senior Developer)

Extensive programming experience in Golang  

Write good and understandable code

Experience with Unit Testing, CI/CD pipelines

Extensive knowledge of Cloud/SaaS architecture using AWS/Azure/Google Cloud Platform.

Translating software requirements into stable, working, high-performance software-

Good Understanding of nonfunctional implications design like security data.  

Knowledge in working with Redis and/or Postgres/MySQL/MongoDBigration deployment. 

Rich knowledge and experience working on SQL and No SQL databases.

Experience with Database Designing.

Experience with agile methodologies, software development lifecycles, & design patterns.

Experience consuming and building RESTful/GraphQL APIs.

Excellent command over Data Structures and Algorithms.

Strong problem solving and analytical skills.

Proven debugging and problem-solving skills.

Personal Skills.

Have strong troubleshooting skills and attention to detail.

Strong written and oral communication skills, ability to multitask, establish priorities and meet tight deadlines.

Ability to understand tasks quickly and adapt to an ever-changing environment

Ability to work collaboratively and flexibility to multitask.

Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.

Ability to explain complex technical terms to non-technical users

Ability to translate non-technical business requirements into a technical solution.

Fast learner and self-teaching.

Team player - Ability to work cooperatively with the other engineers.

Be self-motivated with a strong work ethic.

Strong hand experience working in a Linux System.

Please feel free to comment which I missed here,  Your comments suggestions will be greatly appreciated.

Thanks for reading.