Golang Developer

X4 Technology; Remote; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology recruitment firm is seeking a skilled Golang Developer to build APIs and backend services. The role requires strong experience with Go, cloud platforms, and containerization tools like Docker. The position offers a day rate of £550 and has a contract length of 6 months. Ideal candidates should have a minimum of 8-10 years in programming or IT and demonstrate excellent communication skills. The role is fully remote, starting in January 2026.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 8 - 10 years experience in programming or IT.
• Experience working with teams.
• Knowledge of Go templating and common frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Build APIs, services, and backend components using Go.
• Optimize code for speed and memory efficiency.
• Design and maintain microservices architectures.

Skills

Proficiency in Go programming

Cloud experience

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Attention to detail

Analytical skills

Time management skills

Knowledge of frameworks and tools

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

GCP

Azure

Job description

Job Title : Golang Developer

Job Type : Contract

Location : UK Remote

Day Rate : £550 / day (Outside IR35)

Contract Length : 6 Months

Golang Developer - Role & Responsibilities

• Build APIs, services, and backend components using Go.
• Implement REST, gRPC, GraphQL, or event‑driven systems.
• Write clean, idiomatic, and efficient Go code.
• Use Go’s concurrency primitives (goroutines, channels) effectively.
• Optimize code for speed, memory efficiency, and low latency.
• Perform benchmarking and profiling.
• Design and maintain microservices architectures.
• Implement service communication, load balancing, and observability.
• Work with message queues (e.g., Kafka, NATS, RabbitMQ).
• Deploy applications to cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure).
• Use containerization tools (Docker) and orchestrators (Kubernetes).
• Implement CI / CD pipelines.
• Database Management
• Testing & Quality Assurance
• System Monitoring & Maintenance
• Collaboration & Agile Workflow

Golang Developer - Required Experience

• Provable proficiency in Go programming
• Cloud experience - multi cloud would be advantageous
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Minimum of 8 - 10 years experience working in programming or information technology
• Attention to detail
• Knowledge in Java or Python is recommended
• Portfolio of work with examples that showcase technical skill
• Strong analytical skills
• Time management and organizational skills
• Knowledge of Go templating, common frameworks, and tools
• Experience working with a team

Interviews : December 2025

Start Date : January 2026