Senior Go Engineer

TechShack; Leeds; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A dynamic tech scale-up in the UK is seeking a skilled Go Engineer to join their Platform Team. You will design, build, and maintain Kubernetes-based platforms that enhance developer experience and operational excellence. The role involves close collaboration across engineering teams to drive improvements in performance and scalability. The ideal candidate will have strong Go programming skills and hands-on Kubernetes experience, along with a collaborative mindset to share knowledge and enhance practices in cloud-native development.

Qualifications

• Solid experience working with Kubernetes in production.
• Strong software engineering skills in Go.
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure).
• Familiarity with IaC tools (Terraform, Helm, etc.).
• Knowledge of containerisation, CI / CD, and DevOps practices.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain core platform capabilities using Kubernetes.
• Develop automation, CI / CD pipelines, and infrastructure‑as‑code.
• Improve observability, monitoring, and operational excellence.
• Partner with product and engineering teams to enhance performance and scalability.
• Contribute to architecture discussions and guide best practices.

Skills

Kubernetes

Go programming

AWS

GCP

Azure

Terraform

Helm

CI / CD

DevOps practices

Job description

Go Engineer (Platform Team)

About

Working for an exciting scale‑up, building a modern, resilient, and scalable platform that powers products used by thousands daily. The Platform Team is at the heart of this mission — designing, automating, and evolving the infrastructure and tooling that lets our engineering organisation ship with confidence.

The Role

We’re looking for a skilled Software Engineer with hands‑on Kubernetes experience to help grow and mature the platform. You’ll work closely with engineers across the company to design cloud‑native systems, improve developer experience, and enable efficient, secure delivery of our services.

What You’ll Do

• Design, build, and maintain core platform capabilities using Kubernetes and cloud‑native tooling
• Develop automation, CI / CD pipelines, and infrastructure‑as‑code
• Improve observability, monitoring, and operational excellence
• Partner with product and engineering teams to enhance performance, scalability, and reliability
• Contribute to architecture discussions and guide best practices for cloud‑native development
• Participate in on‑call rotations (shared and well‑supported)

What We’re Looking For

• Solid experience working with Kubernetes in production
• Strong software engineering skills in Go
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure)
• Familiarity with IaC tools (Terraform, Helm, etc.)
• Knowledge of containerisation, CI / CD, and DevOps practices
• A collaborative mindset and willingness to learn and share knowledge

Bonus Points

• Experience with service meshes (e.g., Istio, Linkerd)
• Background in SRE, platform engineering, or developer productivity
• Knowledge of distributed systems concepts