Senior Golang Engineer

Job description

Job Title - Senior Golang Engineer

Rate - Competitive (Outside IR35)

Location - Remote from UK & Europe

Role Overview

The Senior Backend Engineer will play a key role in building and scaling robust backend systems for a high-growth, multi-region platform. This position focuses on developing resilient, high-throughput services within a distributed, event-driven environment, supporting critical domains such as payments, accounts, and transaction processing.

Core Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and optimise backend services using Golang.

• Build scalable, fault-tolerant microservices within a distributed architecture.

• Develop and maintain RESTful APIs and internal service-to-service communication layers.

• Work across core platform areas including payments, accounts, ledger, and risk/compliance systems.

• Ensure code quality through peer reviews, testing, and adherence to engineering best practices.

• Monitor and support live systems, troubleshooting and resolving production issues.

• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams including Product, DevOps, and Compliance.

Required Experience

• Strong hands-on experience developing backend services in Golang.

• Solid understanding of concurrency, system performance, and efficient resource management.

• Proven experience designing and building microservices and distributed systems.

• Experience working with containerisation and orchestration tools such as Kubernetes.

• Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure).

• Previous experience in fintech, regulated environments, or high-transaction systems is highly desirable.

If this is of interest then please apply, we would love to hear from you!

Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

United Kingdom

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Published at

26-03-2026

Profession type

ICT

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English