Companies Using Golang

by Reemi Shirsath Chief Operating Officer

Of late we have helped several Businesses move their existing enterprise applications from a more conventional programming language to Golang. Golang has several success stories even though it is a relatively new language.
Let’s list down few companies using golang; to help you better understand why your Enterprise needs Business Solutions powered by Golang.

1. Uber:

Uber has GeoFence lookups to show its users’ vehicle availability at a particular location, defining areas with specific requirements such as airports, and then implementing pricing accordingly. The GeoFence lookup turned out to be Uber’s highest queries per second (QPS) service as compared to the several others they run. Read more

2. BBC:

Well, well guess who else has been using Go. It’s none other than BBC Worldwide who used Golang as early as 2012 for backend development and production of different games (mobile as well as social).

3. Novartis:

The other big companies using Golang is Pharma Giant Novartis. Due to proprietary nature of the application, not a lot of details about the project are available. Read more

4. Soundcloud:

Now, Soundcloud is essentially an organization using Ruby on Rails frequently for its front end. However, they have opted for Golang in several instances. One of the more exciting instances was when they used Go to develop their build and deployment system. The platform manages the deployment of internal services. Golangs concurrency factor made it an ideal choice for this kind of complex project.

5. Basecamp:

Another predominantly Ruby company opting for Golang is Basecamp. They find Go appropriate for their backend services and infrastructure. Their server side of real user monitoring and pageview tracking systems is in Go.

If you feel your organization could benefit from projects developed using Golang drop us a message. We will be delighted to create some trailblazing Business Solutions for your enterprise.