Golang Developer

Randstad Staffing; Burgess Hill; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Randstad Staffing in Burgess Hill is seeking a Golang Software Engineer to join our Loyalty and Benefits platform. You design and implement features within the Account domain and collaborate with engineering teams to share best practices and platform knowledge.

The ideal candidate has hands-on backend development with Go or other type-safe languages, solid experience with microservices, REST, and messaging systems like Kafka or RabbitMQ, plus strong TDD and CI/CD skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Computer Engineering or related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Hands-on backend development with a type-safe language (Go strongly preferred).
• Experience with backend microservices, RESTful APIs, and asynchronous messaging (Kafka, RabbitMQ).
• Experience delivering in Scrum to support end-to-end customer journeys.
• Strong TDD across unit, component, integration and regression testing.
• Proficiency with CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, Git/SVN, Jenkins/JIRA/Rally.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement features within the Account domain of the Loyalty and Benefits platform.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to share best practices and platform knowledge.
• Contribute to end-to-end delivery and platform reliability within a hybrid office setting.

Skills

Golang

Backend development

Microservices

REST APIs

TDD

Scrum

CI/CD

Asynchronous messaging

Agile practices

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Computer Engineering or related field

Tools

Git

SVN

Jenkins

JIRA

Rally

Docker

GraphQL

gRPC

Kafka

RabbitMQ

Job description

Job Details

• Role: Golang Developer
• Location: Burgess Hill
• Employment Type: Permanent / Full-Time Employee (FTE)
• Working Mode: Hybrid (3 days per week on-site)

About the Role

We are seeking an enthusiastic and diligent Golang Software Engineer to join the global Loyalty and Benefits platform. The ideal candidate combines strong technical expertise with excellent interpersonal skills and a drive to continuously learn. In this position, you will design and implement features within the Account domain while collaborating with engineering teams across the organization to exchange best practices and platform knowledge.

Skills & Qualifications

Mandatory Skill: Golang

Key Requirements:

• Proven hands-on experience developing backend systems using at least one type-safe language (Golang strongly preferred).
• Professional background in software development with a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical discipline (or equivalent practical experience).
• Solid familiarity with backend microservices architectures, RESTful communication, and asynchronous messaging systems (e.g., Kafka, RabbitMQ).
• Experience operating within Scrum frameworks to deliver business capabilities and end-to-end customer journeys.
• Strong foundation in Test-Driven Development (TDD) across unit, component, functional, integration, and regression testing tiers.
• Practical experience with CI/CD/CT pipelines, automated testing, version control (Git, SVN), and project tracking tooling (Jenkins, JIRA, Rally).
• Understanding of Agile methodologies and practices (Scrum, Kanban, SAFe, TDD, BDD, Waterfall).

Desirable technical exposure: Golang, Postgres, Kafka, gRPC, Docker, GraphQL, and Git.

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