Senior Go Developer
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Senior Go Developer
6 Months Contract
London Hybrid or Fully Remote
An exciting opportunity for a highly skilled Senior Go Developer to join a leading technology business on a contract basis. This organisation is recognised for its engineering excellence and is seeking a Senior Go Developer to help scale distributed systems and deliver high-performance solutions.
In this role, the Senior Go Developer will design, develop, and implement data-intensive applications across the full engineering lifecycle. You'll architect and deliver microservices-based systems using Go (Golang), AWS, Kubernetes, Docker, and Kafka, working closely with cross-functional teams to build scalable, reliable, and resilient platforms.
You'll also play a key role in optimising system performance, improving reliability, and ensuring scalability, while contributing to code reviews, design discussions, and knowledge sharing across the engineering function.
Senior Go Developer - Key Requirements:
- Strong commercial experience in Back End development
- Advanced skills in Go (Golang), with proven expertise in AWS, Kubernetes, and Docker
- End-to-end software engineering experience, including system design and architecture
- Background in complex, large-scale, data-driven applications
- Product-focused approach, ideally within fast-paced tech organisations (start-ups or scale-ups)
- Knowledge of Kafka, Cassandra, gRPC, and microservices is a strong advantage
- Open-source contributions are beneficial
If you're a Senior Go Developer looking for a challenging 6-month contract with a forward-thinking tech company, apply today.
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, or age.
Requirements
- Strong commercial experience in Back End development
- Advanced skills in Go (Golang), with proven expertise in AWS, Kubernetes, and Docker
- End-to-end software engineering experience, including system design and architecture
- Background in complex, large-scale, data-driven applications
- Product-focused approach, ideally within fast-paced tech organisations (start-ups or scale-ups)
- Knowledge of Kafka, Cassandra, gRPC, and microservices is a strong advantage
- Open-source contributions are beneficial
