Senior Golang Backend Engineer-Data-Driven, Scalable Systems

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

Job summary

Forsyth Barnes is seeking a Senior Software Developer (Golang) in London. The role is hybrid with 3 days in the London office per week, for an initial 6-month contract with substantial ongoing work.

You will contribute to high-throughput data systems, scalable services, and production-grade software in a DevOps environment. Key focus areas include building robust Golang and Java production code, optimizing performance with Kafka and Kubernetes, and collaborating with data scientists and security

Qualifications

• Proven ability to write Golang/Java and SQL in production with tests.
• Experience handling large data volumes with high throughput and low latency.
• Familiar with containers, orchestration, streaming platforms, and in-memory/NoSQL stores.
• Pragmatic vs rigorous problem-solving approach for scalable solutions.
• Experience in devops-based workflows and CI/CD processes.
• Strong communication with engineers, data scientists and security professionals.

Skills

Golang

Java

SQL

Kafka

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Code reviews

Stakeholder comms

Job description

Forsyth Barnes is seeking a Senior Software Developer (Golang) in London. The role is hybrid with 3 days in the London office per week, for an initial 6-month contract with substantial ongoing work.

You will contribute to high-throughput data systems, scalable services, and production-grade software in a DevOps environment. Key focus areas include building robust Golang and Java production code, optimizing performance with Kafka and Kubernetes, and collaborating with data scientists and security