Lead Backend Software Engineer Golang

Onyx-Conseil; London; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company in the cryptocurrency sector seeks a Lead Backend Software Engineer with strong Go skills. This role involves designing scalable systems, providing technical leadership, and working with cutting-edge technology in a flexible work environment. The position offers a competitive salary of up to £120k and opportunities for continual learning and development.

Benefits

Comprehensive salary package

Bonus

Continual learning and self-development opportunities

Qualifications

• Strong experience in designing scalable systems for high throughput.
• Leadership and mentoring experience.
• Good knowledge of databases and messaging systems.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement high throughput data services.
• Provide technical direction and leadership to a team.
• Collaborate with data and infrastructure teams for integration.

Skills

Go / Golang

Scalable solutions

Leadership

WebSocket APIs

Queue or stream based messaging systems

Numerical computations

Education

Degree in Computer Science or similar

Tools

PostgreSQL

Redis

Amazon SQS

Kafka

Job description

Lead Backend Software Engineer / Developer (Go / Golang) London / WFH to £120k

Are you a senior, backend focussed Software Engineer with strong Go / Golang coding skills and real-time messaging experience?

You could be progressing your career in a hands-on leadership role at a global cryptocurrency market data and trade execution technology company that is experiencing great success and is growing as a result.

As a Lead Backend Software Engineer you will work on cutting edge systems that handle a million messages per second from a diverse range of external APIs within a high performance data pipeline. You'll design and implement high throughput data services with a focus on scalability, reliability and performance, taking ownership of projects and providing technical direction and leadership to a small team of talented engineers via code reviews and promotion of best practices. Collaborating with data and infrastructure teams you'll ensure seamless integration and efficient workflows.

Location / WFH:

You'll join the team in brand new Central London based offices three days a week with flexibility to work from home the other two days.

About you:

• You have strong experience of designing and implementing scalable solutions to handle high throughput systems including WebSocket APIs and services
• You have strong Go / Golang coding skills
• You have leadership and mentoring skills and experience
• You have a good knowledge of both relational and non-relational databases, PostgreSQL and Redis preferred
• You have a strong knowledge of queue or stream based messaging systems e.g. Amazon SQS, Kafka
• Youre highly numerate with strong maths knowledge (numerical computations and algorithms)
• You are degree educated in Computer Science or similar technical discipline
• You have a personal interest in traditional financial markets or the cryptocurrency space

What's in it for you:

As a Lead Backend Software Engineer / Go you will receive a comprehensive package:

• Salary to £120k
• Bonus
• Continual learning and self development opportunities working on cutting edge systems

Apply now to find out more about this Lead Backend Software Engineer / Developer (Go / Golang Messaging) opportunity.

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