Senior Go developer

The Trust; Siddington; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Part time

Job summary

A dynamic tech organization is looking for a Senior Go Developer to join their team. This remote role involves collaborating with the Product Owner and mentoring team members within an agile environment. The ideal candidate will have strong Go development skills, expertise in JSON Schema, and a solid understanding of UNIX/Linux systems. Competitive pay and flexibility in work arrangements are offered.

Qualifications

• Strong experience as a senior Go developer.
• Proficiency with testing practices including Test Driven Development.
• Hands-on Unix/Linux systems programming and sysadmin experience.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the Product Owner to deliver key outcomes.
• Participate in agile ceremonies including stand-ups and retrospectives.
• Share knowledge and mentor team members.

Skills

Senior Go Developer

JSON Schema expertise

Test Driven Development

Unix/Linux systems programming

Exposure to multiple programming languages

Job description

Senior Go Developer

Location: Remote (with occasional on-site in Cirencester, 2-4 days per month)

Contract: Outside IR35 | Until March 2026

Rate: £500 - £650 per day

Clearance: Active BPSS required (SC will be arranged once successful)

We are seeking an experienced Senior Back End Developer (Go) to join a small, dynamic data and DevOps team. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the creation of a new era - enabling infrastructure-as-code practices, and making it fast and simple to deploy open-source software across multiple public clouds and Raspberry Pi clusters.

What you\'ll be doing:

• Collaborating with the Product Owner to deliver key outcomes and shape innovative solutions.
• Contributing to product backlog delivery, aligned with agile sprint priorities.
• Participating in stand-ups, retrospectives, and show-and-tells with users and stakeholders.
• Sharing knowledge and mentoring team members to help build long-term in-house capability.
• Embracing DevOps culture, infrastructure-as-code, and continuous improvement.

Skills & Experience required:

• Strong experience as a senior Go developer.
• JSON Schema expertise.
• Proficiency with Test Driven Development and testing practices.
• Solid knowledge of Domain Driven Design techniques (Crows Foot, ERD syntaxes).
• Hands-on Unix/Linux systems programming and sysadmin experience.
• Exposure to multiple other programming languages.

Desirable (nice to have):

• Experience with programming language design or type system design.
• Interface design experience (GUI or CLI).

Key qualities we\'re looking for:

• A true team player who thrives in an agile DevOps culture.
• Strong technical fit, with adaptability across languages and systems.
• Comfortable working in R&D environments with evolving requirements.