Senior Go Backend Engineer | Hybrid (Manchester/Knutsford)

Harvey Nash; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Private medical insurance

Life assurance

Income protection

Holiday buy and sell

Gym benefits

Wellbeing benefits

Employee discounts

Job summary

Harvey Nash is seeking a Senior Software Engineer specialising in Go (Golang) with flexibility for Python experience. Based in Manchester or Knutsford, the role offers hybrid working with 2 days on site. You will join a financial services technology team delivering scalable backend systems.

You will contribute to architecture, design and development, mentor peers, and help raise engineering standards across the department.

Qualifications

• Commercial software engineering experience with Go (Golang).
• Experience building scalable backend services.
• Knowledge of cloud platforms and CI/CD.
• Ability to mentor and drive engineering standards.
• Hybrid working in Manchester/Knutsford.

Responsibilities

• Building high-quality backend applications using Go.
• Designing scalable, secure and resilient software solutions.
• Developing and improving APIs, services and distributed systems.
• Collaborating with product, architecture and engineering teams.
• Driving code quality through testing, reviews and best practice.
• Supporting cloud adoption and modern engineering approaches.
• Contributing to CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.
• Mentoring engineers and sharing technical knowledge.
• Helping shape technical direction and solution design.

Skills

Go (Golang)

Python/Java background

Job description

Harvey Nash is seeking a Senior Software Engineer specialising in Go (Golang) with flexibility for Python experience. Based in Manchester or Knutsford, the role offers hybrid working with 2 days on site. You will join a financial services technology team delivering scalable backend systems.

You will contribute to architecture, design and development, mentor peers, and help raise engineering standards across the department.