Senior Go Backend Engineer - AI Infra & Kubernetes

Remote Worker LTD.; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

Private medical insurance via Bupa

Cycle to Work Scheme

Gympass access

Job summary

Radiant is seeking aSenior Software Engineer to lead design and development of core AI systems, including GPU orchestration, inference infrastructure, and platform APIs. You will mentor engineers, shape engineering direction, and drive cross-team collaboration in a hands-on leadership role.

You will design backend services in Go, build secure APIs (gRPC/REST), and contribute to architectural discussions. Strong Go production experience and Kubernetes internals knowledge are essential, with a

Qualifications

• Proven experience developing production systems in Go.
• Hands-on experience designing and deploying distributed systems and APIs (gRPC, REST) in production environments.
• Solid understanding of Kubernetes internals (Scheduler, CNI, Operators, CSI, CAPI)
• Familiarity with CI/CD workflows, observability tooling, security, and automation best practices.
• Collaborate across teams, contribute to architectural and development best practices.
• A bias for ownership, accountability, and delivering high-quality software.

Responsibilities

• Design and build backend services in Go that power AI infrastructure, networking, inference orchestration, and model lifecycle management
• Implement secure, reliable APIs (gRPC/REST) and backend systems
• Design and develop Kubernetes Operators to manage compute and networking resources
• Contribute to architectural discussions, providing input on design reviews and system evolution
• Collaborate closely with platform and infrastructure teams to deliver production-grade, secure, and scalable services
• Maintain high standards for code quality, observability, and maintainability through reviews and best practices

Skills

Golang production systems

Distributed systems design

APIs (gRPC/REST)

Kubernetes internals

CI/CD & observability

Security best practices

Ownership & accountability

NVIDIA GPUs (nice-to-have)

Tools

Kubernetes

gRPC

REST APIs

Docker

Job description

Radiant is seeking aSenior Software Engineer to lead design and development of core AI systems, including GPU orchestration, inference infrastructure, and platform APIs. You will mentor engineers, shape engineering direction, and drive cross-team collaboration in a hands-on leadership role.

You will design backend services in Go, build secure APIs (gRPC/REST), and contribute to architectural discussions. Strong Go production experience and Kubernetes internals knowledge are essential, with a