Slalom Flex (Project Based)- Golang Backend Software Engineer

Golang Backend Software Engineer (GraphQL / AWS)

Location: Remote

Start: ASAP

Duration: ~9 months (through end of year) with strong chance of extension into 2027

Engagement: Full-time consulting contract

About Us

Slalom is a purpose-led, global business and technology consulting company. From strategy to implementation, our approach is fiercely human. In six+ countries and 43+ markets, we deeply understand our customers—and their customers—to deliver practical, end-to-end solutions that drive meaningful impact. Backed by close partnerships with over 400 leading technology providers, our 10,000+ strong team helps people and organizations dream bigger, move faster, and build better tomorrows for all. We’re honored to be consistently recognized as a great place to work, including being one of Fortune’s 100 Best Companies to Work For seven years running. Learn more at slalom.com.

Overview

Our client is expanding its data product platform and in need of additional Backend Software Engineer support to help accelerate delivery of a scalable data access layer. You’ll build and maintain Golang services and GraphQL APIs in a modern, distributed system running on AWS.

What You’ll Do

• Design and build well-crafted, well-designed APIs used across a distributed system
• Develop and maintain Golang backend services powering core platform capabilities
• Build and evolve GraphQL schemas/resolvers to deliver reliable, performant data access
• Deploy and operate services on AWS, following security and reliability best practices
• Contribute to CI/CD automation and delivery workflows (Jenkins)
• Collaborate in an agile team environment: code reviews, testing, troubleshooting, and continuous improvement

What You’ll Bring (required)

• Hands-on experience designing and building APIs in a distributed system (microservices or service-oriented architectures)
• Strong production experience with Golang
• Experience building or supporting GraphQL APIs
• Experience with AWS in a backend/service environment
• Experience with Jenkins (or similar CI/CD tools)
• Familiarity with Java or Node.js (supporting or integrating with adjacent services)
• Experience with DynamoDB or Postgres

Nice to have

• Experience with API standards/governance (versioning, schema conventions, backward compatibility)
• Observability practices (logging/metrics/tracing) and performance tuning in distributed systems
• Experience building reusable platform components or tooling

Tech Stack: Golang, GraphQL, AWS, Jenkins, Java/Node.js, DynamoDB/Postgres

Compensation And Benefits

Slalom prides itself on helping team members thrive in their work and life. As a result, Slalom is proud to invest in benefits that include meaningful time off and paid holidays, 401(k) with a match, a range of choices for highly subsidized health, dental, & vision coverage, adoption and fertility assistance, and short/long-term disability. We also offer yearly $350 reimbursement account for any well-being-related expenses.

Slalom is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. For this position, the base salary pay range is $50/hr to $65/hr. Actual compensation will depend upon an individual’s skills, experience, qualifications, location, and other relevant factors. The salary pay range is subject to change and may be modified at any time.

EEO and Accommodations

Slalom is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to inclusion, diversity, and equity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration

for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veterans’ status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. Slalom will also consider qualified applications with criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.

Slalom welcomes and encourages applications from individuals with disabilities. Reasonable accommodations are available for candidates during all aspects of the

selection process. Please advise the talent acquisition team if you require accommodations during the interview process.