Remote Senior Backend Engineer | Go Microservices Expert

Gofractional; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

GoFractional in the United Kingdom is seeking a senior backend engineer with a strong Go focus to join a microservices-driven platform. You will enhance systems built with Go, Protobuf, and gRPC, delivering robust features for complex data workloads.

You will collaborate in small, agile teams, own critical components, and contribute to CI/CD pipelines using Kubernetes, Docker, and Ansible, with remote work from the UK. A passion for problem solving and scalable design is essential.

Qualifications

• At least 7 years of backend-focused software development experience.
• Strong Go expertise with microservices and distributed systems.
• Experience with protobuf, gRPC, and database tech (PostgreSQL/Redis).
• Familiarity with CI/CD, Docker, Kubernetes, and DevOps practices.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and evolve microservices within a scalable backend platform.
• Collaborate in small, focused teams to deliver new features through 2025 and beyond.
• Monitor, debug, and optimize production systems in a DevOps culture.

Skills

Go

Protobuf

GRPC

PostgreSQL

Redis

Kafka

Docker

Kubernetes

Ansible

CI/CD

TypeScript

NodeJS

React

Tools

Go

Protobuf

GRPC

PostgreSQL

Redis

Kafka

Docker

Kubernetes

Ansible

CI/CD

TypeScript

NodeJS

React

Job description

GoFractional in the United Kingdom is seeking a senior backend engineer with a strong Go focus to join a microservices-driven platform. You will enhance systems built with Go, Protobuf, and gRPC, delivering robust features for complex data workloads.

You will collaborate in small, agile teams, own critical components, and contribute to CI/CD pipelines using Kubernetes, Docker, and Ansible, with remote work from the UK. A passion for problem solving and scalable design is essential.