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# Contract Software Engineer (Golang)

- **Company:** YLD Limited
- **Location:** Kettering, UK
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Software as a Service, Distributed Systems, Fault Tolerance, Performance Tuning, Strategies of Testing, Google Cloud, Cloud Platform System, Backend, Kubernetes, Docker, Golang
- **Published:** September 26, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.totaljobs.com/job/contract-software-engineer/yld-limited-job108046697

## About the Role

As a Senior Software Engineer at YLD, you'll be part of a client team building innovative products. We're looking for someone curious, passionate, driven, and enthusiastic. You should be skilled in problem-solving and experienced in designing scalable, resilient, and fault-tolerant architectures. You're also an effective communicator and a strong team player. Together with your team, you'll thrive in a fast-paced engineering environment, delivering outstanding results and exciting projects.
Preferred Skills:

 * Strong backend engineering experience, with Go as a primary or preferred language;
 * Comfortable working in cloud environments such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud;
 * Experience building and maintaining APIs and backend services, including SaaS platforms;
 * Familiarity with modern infrastructure and distributed systems;
 * Solid understanding of modern deployment practices, including Docker, containers, and Kubernetes;
 * Strong background in testing strategies, including TDD, across the full system lifecycle, with a focus on performance optimization;
 * Use AI tools to augment your work, applying sound judgement to adopt emerging technologies where they genuinely add value and increase your impact as an engineer., * Self-motivated, proactive and always looking for ways to improve and develop yourself;
 * A good communicator, both in writing and verbally. You'll be able to explain technical ideas and concepts in business-friendly language;
 * Detail-oriented;
 * Possess strong problem-solving skills that balance innovation with pragmatic technology choices to solve business needs;
 * Used to working in a team-oriented, collaborative environment;
 * Analytical and problem-solving-oriented;
 * A genuine believer in diversity and fairness.

## Description

* The chance to work with a forward-thinking, ethical, and fun group of people and to develop and grow your skills in a fast-moving business
Our typical recruitment process:

 * 1st Interview with a Talent Partner (30/45 mins)
 * Technical Interview with our Senior Developers (1h30)
 * Final chat with our Client Partner (30/45 mins)
We live and breathe our values, and know you will too:

 * Growing every day
 * Including everyone
 * Relationships built on honesty and ethics
 * Inspiring solutions
 * Winning together
We're an equal-opportunity employer and value diversity in all its forms. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, pregnancy or maternity, age, marital status, or disability. We also offer a remote-first working environment, with flexible working and work-life balance as standard for all employees.


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