Remote Senior Backend Engineer (Go) – 6 Month Contract

YLD Limited; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

YLD Limited is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join client teams delivering innovative products and help design scalable, resilient backend architectures. You will collaborate across the engineering pipeline, focusing on performance, reliability, and clean interfaces.

This remote-first consultancy operates with teams in London, Lisbon and Porto, embracing modern deployment practices and cloud-native solutions to deliver lasting value to clients.

Qualifications

• Strong backend engineering experience with Go.
• Experience in cloud environments (AWS/Azure/GCP).
• Experience building APIs and backend services (SaaS).
• Familiarity with distributed systems.
• Knowledge of Docker, containers and Kubernetes.
• Experience with testing strategies (TDD) and performance optimization.
• Ability to apply AI tools to augment engineering work.

Skills

Go

Cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP)

APIs & backend services

Distributed systems

Docker & Kubernetes

TDD / testing strategies

AI tools adoption

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

YLD Limited is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join client teams delivering innovative products and help design scalable, resilient backend architectures. You will collaborate across the engineering pipeline, focusing on performance, reliability, and clean interfaces.

This remote-first consultancy operates with teams in London, Lisbon and Porto, embracing modern deployment practices and cloud-native solutions to deliver lasting value to clients.