We use Go for the parts of your platform that must be fast, reliable, and easy to scale: concurrency-heavy services, event pipelines, and APIs that sit in the critical path.
ColibriCode is based in Denver, USA. We plug Go into existing Drupal, Symfony/Laravel, JavaScript, and Python stacks, focusing on clear contracts and operations—not hype.
Core focus
Go services & APIs
Microservices, gRPC/HTTP, queues, and workers.
Scale
High-throughput workloads
Concurrency, streaming, and latency-sensitive paths.
Architecture
Event-driven & service-oriented
Message buses, contracts, and observability built in.
Location
Denver, USA
US-based, remote-first engineering workshop.
WHY GO HERE
We don’t rewrite everything in Go. We use it where its strengths are obvious: services that must handle lots of connections, events, or jobs without burning resources.
FOR THE PLATFORM
Go services own specific responsibilities, not random collections of endpoints.
FOR ENGINEERING
We lean into Go’s strengths but keep codebases boring: tests, metrics, and clear error handling.
FOR THE BUSINESS
We pick Go for the paths where speed, consistency, and uptime directly impact revenue or customer trust.
HOW WE BUILD
We use Go to carve out clear, well-defined services—not an explosion of tiny, hard-to-manage codebases.
We build Go workers for the kind of jobs that must keep up as traffic and data grow.
Go is a strong fit for systems that react to events and streams instead of periodic batch scripts.
When response time and resource efficiency matter, we use Go to build predictable, performant APIs.
COMMON PATTERNS
We use Go to anchor the workloads that need concurrency, resilience, and clear boundaries—while your Drupal, Symfony/Laravel, Python, or JS services keep driving product features.
Go services behind WebSockets, SSE, or pub/sub deliver low-latency updates to web and mobile clients.
Workers and services that process payments, invoices, and accounting events with strong guarantees.
Centralized Go services that orchestrate email, SMS, and push across multiple providers.
Externally-facing Go APIs with strong contracts, documentation, and rate limiting.
PLAYING NICE WITH OTHERS
We treat Go as one part of your system—not the center of the universe. Interfaces stay stable, observability is shared, and teams can reason about how everything fits together.
CONTRACTS & TOPOLOGY
DEPLOYMENT & OBSERVABILITY
FAQ
Why use Go instead of PHP, Python, or Node for these services?
We pick Go when concurrency, throughput, and resource efficiency matter. PHP and Python stay great for product backends, CMS, and data work. Go shines for services that must handle lots of connections, events, or background jobs without getting bogged down.
How does Go fit with our Drupal, Symfony/Laravel, or Python stack?
We usually introduce Go as a focused set of services: high-throughput APIs, workers, and streaming consumers. These services communicate with your existing PHP or Python systems via stable HTTP/gRPC APIs or message buses, keeping responsibilities clear.
Do we need to go ‘all in’ on microservices to use Go?
No. Many projects start with one or two Go services handling specific workloads—notifications, streaming, or heavy computations—while the rest of the system remains a monolith or a small set of services.
Can you help us operate and observe these services?
Yes. We typically set up containerization, CI/CD, logging, metrics, and tracing, and integrate Go services into your existing observability stack so they’re as visible as your PHP, JS, and Python components.
TALK ABOUT GO SERVICES
Share where Go could help—high-throughput APIs, event pipelines, critical workers—and how it needs to fit with your existing stack. We’ll outline a concrete way to introduce or improve Go services without destabilizing what already works.
A short description of your current architecture plus the Go-shaped problems you see is enough for us to respond with a focused plan.
