Senior Backend Engineer (Go) – Hybrid with Equity

Wheely; Greater London; On-site; GBP 102,000 - 138,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Private medical & dental insurance

Life and critical illness cover

MacBook Pro

4K display

Cycle to Work

Relocation support (visa sponsorship)

Job summary

Wheely is seeking a senior backend engineer to craft high-quality Go code, build new microservices, and help migrate legacy systems. You will work with product managers, designers, and data scientists to deliver robust, scalable services that remain responsive under heavy load.

This office-based role in West London offers a four-day week with flexible start/finish times and one remote day. Salary starts at £120,000 plus stock options, private medical/dental insurance, life and critical illness

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience building scalable backend services.
• Proficient in Go; other languages accepted.
• Strong knowledge of relational and NoSQL databases.
• Experience with message brokers: RabbitMQ or Kafka.
• Competent in English (B2+) or higher.

Responsibilities

• Develop high-quality, performant backend services in Go.
• Create new microservices and migrate away from legacy systems.
• Collaborate with product, design, and data science teams.
• Ensure system latency and reliability under load.
• Participate in technical trade-off discussions.

Skills

Go

Python

C++

Ruby

Tools

PostgreSQL

MongoDB

Redis

RabbitMQ

Kafka

Job description

Wheely is seeking a senior backend engineer to craft high-quality Go code, build new microservices, and help migrate legacy systems. You will work with product managers, designers, and data scientists to deliver robust, scalable services that remain responsive under heavy load.

This office-based role in West London offers a four-day week with flexible start/finish times and one remote day. Salary starts at £120,000 plus stock options, private medical/dental insurance, life and critical illness