Golang Engineer

Golang Engineer

Salary: Up to £65,000 plus benefits

Type: Permanent

Location: Remote first (London once per month)

We’re working with a leading cloud solutions provider that’s currently scaling its engineering function and looking to hire a Mid-Level Golang Engineer to join their growing team. This role offers an exciting opportunity to work on high-performance, scalable backend systems that support complex, business-critical cloud infrastructure. As a key member of the engineering team, you’ll play a hands-on role in designing, building, and maintaining services written in Go, contributing to a platform used by organisations across a variety of industries.

You’ll be working in a collaborative and forward-thinking environment where engineers are empowered to take ownership of their work, share ideas, and drive technical improvements. With a strong focus on best practices, clean code, and system reliability, this is an excellent opportunity for someone with 3-5 years of experience in software engineering who’s looking to take on meaningful technical challenges and grow within a modern, cloud-native engineering culture.

What you’ll be doing:

• Designing, building, and maintaining backend services in Go (Golang)
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams including DevOps, Product, and QA
• Participating in code reviews, technical planning, and sprint ceremonies
• Writing clean, efficient, and testable code
• Contributing to performance improvements and system reliability
• Supporting integration of third-party APIs and internal tooling

What we’re looking for:

• 3-5 years of professional software engineering experience
• Strong hands-on experience with Golang and gRPC
• Demonstrable experience with designing and using RESTful APIs
• Solid understanding of software development best practices
• Experience with cloud environments
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and containerised environments (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Ability to analyse and optimise system performance
• Strong communication and collaboration skills

Nice to have:

• Experience working in a fast-paced or scale-up environment
• Familiarity with microservices architectures and distributed systems
• Exposure to monitoring tools and performance metrics

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