Go (Golang) Developer / Backend Engineer

Eclipse IT Recruitment; Ringway; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Private healthcare

Bonus and share options

Job summary

Eclipse IT Recruitment is looking for a Go backend developer to design, build and maintain high-scale services in a microservices setup. The role involves contributing to APIs, cloud-native infrastructure and production-grade code in a hybrid Manchester environment.

You will work with Docker, Kubernetes and Terraform,-plus CI/CD workflows, across AWS or GCP, focusing on performance, reliability and security of live systems.

Qualifications

• Production Go experience writing backend services in a microservices architecture.
• Strong knowledge of REST APIs and scalable systems.
• Hands-on Docker and Kubernetes experience; CI/CD familiarity.
• Experience with AWS or GCP and infrastructure as code (Terraform).

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

Go

REST APIs

Microservices

Code reviews

Team collaboration

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

PostgreSQL

Kafka

Job description

Location: Manchester / hybrid (UK remote considered)

Salary: £70,000 - £100,000 + bonus and benefits

Type: Permanent, full time

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

What you'll bring:

• 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

Benefits:

• Pension, private healthcare, bonus and, with some clients, share options.