Golang Engineer

Location: London - 4 days per week onsite

UK Visa Sponsorship: Not possible

About the Company:

Our client is a thriving Series A B2B FinTech with a market leading product aimed at selling Payments infrastructure to Financial Services firms, transforming how consumers manage their money. This is a fantastic opportunity to join the engineering team during an exciting phase of development.

About the Role:

As part of the company's expansion, they are seeking a Golang Developer to take a key role in building their complex backend systems. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in Object Oriented Programming with at least 1 year commercially developing in Golang, and designing/implementing scalable, high performance services. The role will involve working closely with cross functional teams to enhance and rebuild critical applications to meet the evolving needs of the business.

Responsibilities:

• Design and develop robust, scalable, and secure backend services using Golang.
• Implement containerised services using Docker to maintain consistency across various environments and simplify deployment processes.
• Leverage AWS cloud services to build and maintain highly available and scalable applications while optimising for performance and cost.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate backend services with mobile and web frontend applications.
• Ensure compliance with financial services regulations, working on solutions that meet the specific needs of the industry.
• Maintain up to date knowledge of technology standards, industry trends, and emerging technologies, with a focus on engineering best practices.
• Provide mentorship to junior engineers, guiding them through the adoption of Golang and related technologies.
• Engage in the entire software development lifecycle, with a focus on coding, debugging, and delivering high-quality solutions.

Required Skills:

• Proven experience as a Developer, with hands-on expertise in designing and developing backend services.
• Strong background in building scalable, high-performance systems using microservices architecture.
• Experience with Docker and containerisation principles, with practical knowledge of deploying containerised applications.
• Proficiency in AWS cloud services (e.g., ECS, S3, RDS, Lambda) and a solid understanding of cloud architecture.
• Familiarity with event-driven systems and messaging frameworks (e.g., Kafka, RabbitMQ) is a plus.
• Excellent problem-solving skills, with the ability to work in a dynamic and evolving environment.
• Strong communication and collaboration abilities, with a focus on mentoring junior team members.
• Knowledge of front-end technologies (e.g., React, SwiftUI, Kotlin) is advantageous.

Nice to Have:

• Experience in financial services or banking, with an understanding of industry-specific regulatory and compliance requirements.
• Familiarity with DevOps practices, including continuous integration and deployment (CI/CD).

*intro Consulting Ltd are acting as a third-party agency for this position*