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# Go (Golang) Developer / Backend Engineer

- **Company:** Eclipse It
- **Location:** London, UK
- **Salary:** £70,000 - £100,000
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Computing, Code Review, Monitoring of Systems, PostgreSQL, Live Connect (Windows), SQL Databases, Backend, Kubernetes, Apache Kafka, Restful APIs, Terraform, Docker, Golang, Microservices
- **Published:** November 10, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.cv-library.co.uk/job/225820365/Go-Golang-Developer-Backend-Engineer

## About the Role

Commercial experience writing Go in production (mid to senior level)

 - A good grasp of REST APIs and microservices
 - Hands-on experience with Docker and Kubernetes
 - Cloud experience on AWS or GCP (Azure also welcome)
 - CI/CD pipelines; Terraform a plus
 - SQL databases such as PostgreSQL; Kafka a bonus
 - Clear communication and a team-first approach

## Description

Our client, a fast-growing UK technology business, is expanding its backend team and needs a Go developer to help build the services behind its core product. Engineers here own their work from design through to production.

What you'll do:

 - Design, build and maintain backend services and APIs in Go
 - Work within a microservices architecture running on Kubernetes in the cloud
 - Write clean, well-tested code and take an active part in code reviews
 - Improve the performance, reliability and security of live services
 - Support live services using modern monitoring and observability tools
 - Work closely with product and platform colleagues to ship features