Remote Backend Engineer (Go) for EV Charging Platform

Pod; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

Hybrid/Remote working

Pension scheme

Eyecare scheme

Life insurance

Virtual GP

Employee Assistance Program

Cycle2Work Scheme

Job summary

Pod is seeking a Software Engineer to design, build and operate backend services in Go for our EV charging network. You will own projects end-to-end, shipping reliable software while collaborating with teammates across engineering, product and operations.

The role emphasizes code quality, testing, and thoughtful use of AI to accelerate delivery. The team values strong fundamental engineering practices, cloud familiarity (AWS), and a proactive approach to learning and growth within a flexible,

Qualifications

• Backend experience with statically typed languages; Go strongly desired.
• Cloud infrastructure knowledge, ideally AWS, with containers and IaC tooling.
• Strong fundamentals: automated testing, CI/CD, version control, secure coding.

Responsibilities

• Design, build and deliver backend services in Go for our charging network.
• Write maintainable code with tests, documentation and clear ownership.
• Participate in code reviews and cross-functional collaboration for quality.
• Contribute to technical planning, sprint scoping and risk identification.
• Monitor system health with dashboards and alerts; drive automation to reduce toil.

Skills

Go

Backend engineering

Cloud (AWS)

CI/CD

Automated testing

Tools

Terraform

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Pod is seeking a Software Engineer to design, build and operate backend services in Go for our EV charging network. You will own projects end-to-end, shipping reliable software while collaborating with teammates across engineering, product and operations.

The role emphasizes code quality, testing, and thoughtful use of AI to accelerate delivery. The team values strong fundamental engineering practices, cloud familiarity (AWS), and a proactive approach to learning and growth within a flexible,