Senior Go Backend Engineer — Microservices, Scale & Stock Options

Wheely; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee stock options plan

Private medical and dental insurance

Life and critical illness cover

Latest-generation MacBook Pro

Monthly credit towards Wheely journeys

Cycle to Work scheme

Professional development stipend

Relocation support including visa sponsorship

Flexible working hours

Job summary

Wheely is seeking a Mid/Senior Backend Engineer to join their Marketplace team in West London. The role involves writing high-performance code in Go and collaborating with product managers and designers to create scalable backend services.

With a salary range of £90,000 – £120,000, Wheely offers a range of benefits including stock options, medical insurance, and a flexible work schedule that supports both office and remote work.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in backend service development, 5+ for senior positions.
• Ability to implement microservices and manage legacy migration.
• Strong knowledge of databases and message brokers.

Responsibilities

• Write high-quality, performant code mainly in Go.
• Implement new microservices and handle legacy services.
• Collaborate with product managers, designers, and data scientists.
• Ensure system responsiveness under heavy load.

Skills

Building scalable backend services

Experience in Go, Python, C++, Java, or Ruby

Knowledge of PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis

Familiarity with RabbitMQ or Kafka

Tools

Terraform

AWS

Kubernetes

Job description

Wheely is seeking a Mid/Senior Backend Engineer to join their Marketplace team in West London. The role involves writing high-performance code in Go and collaborating with product managers and designers to create scalable backend services.

With a salary range of £90,000 – £120,000, Wheely offers a range of benefits including stock options, medical insurance, and a flexible work schedule that supports both office and remote work.