Senior Golang Developer

Opus Resourcing Ltd; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading tech recruitment agency in the UK is seeking a Senior Golang Developer to design and deliver robust cloud Back End services. Key responsibilities include developing APIs, deploying services in GCP, and collaborating across functions to optimise and contribute to innovative projects. The ideal candidate will have strong proficiency in Go and cloud platforms, with a relevant technical degree. Enjoy a vibrant company culture that values creativity and technical excellence with generous benefits and a supportive environment.

Benefits

30 days holiday

Wellness initiatives

Premium insurance

Team events and European trips

Qualifications

• Strong hands-on software engineering experience in building and maintaining cloud Back End services.
• Able to take end-to-end ownership and apply pragmatic problem-solving.
• Professional written and spoken English skills are required.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and test Back End services using Go.
• Build and optimise robust APIs for multi-tenant environments.
• Deploy, monitor, and operate services in GCP.

Skills

Strong proficiency in Go

Commercial experience with cloud platforms (GCP, AWS, Azure)

Skills in software design, clean coding, CI/CD

Experience with Grafana and Prometheus

Understanding of lower-level languages (C++, Rust)

Experience designing scalable APIs

Collaborative mindset

Professional English

Education

Relevant technical degree

Tools

Terraform

GCP

Job description

A Senior Golang Developer is required to design and deliver robust, scalable cloud Back End services for an innovative European consumer technology scale‑up developing high‑end productivity electronic devices. As a Senior Golang Engineer you'll play a key role in advancing high‑quality cloud solutions with a modern stack (Go, GCP, Terraform), collaborating across design, Embedded, data and Front End teams to shape future‑proof systems with minimal legacy.

Salary £80,000 to 100,000k + Bens including 30 days holiday (remote with 2 days in the office, London Paddington area)

Key skills required for the Senior Golang Developer

• Strong proficiency in Go, with hands‑on software engineering experience building and maintaining cloud Back End services
• Commercial experience with cloud platforms such as GCP, AWS, Azure (GCP highly beneficial)
• Strong skills in software design, clean coding, CI/CD, robustness, systems scalability, and build and run.
• Logging, metrics and tracing with skills such as Grafana and Prometheus
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (eg, Terraform) – this is not a DevOps role
• Understanding of lower‑level languages such as C++ or Rust
• Experience designing scalable APIs and working in multi‑tenant architectures
• Background in software engineering with a relevant technical degree
• Able to take end‑to‑end ownership and apply pragmatic problem‑solving
• Collaborative mindset, analytical thinker, and comfortable working cross‑functionally
• Professional written and spoken English

What you’ll do as a Senior Golang Developer

• Design, develop, and test Back End services using Go
• Build and optimise robust APIs and API frameworks for multi‑tenant environments
• Deploy, monitor, and operate services in GCP with CI/CD practices
• Explore AI opportunities within cloud strategy, including optimisation of existing models
• Design data pipelines and IAM policies to manage petabyte‑scale datasets
• Work closely with Embedded, design, product and content teams in a cross‑functional environment
• Contribute to a culture of continuous improvement, elevating code quality and engineering standards

Why this role?

• Join a mission‑driven consumer‑tech innovator focused on enhancing human creativity and productivity
• Join a large international European Golang‑focused cloud engineering team and work with top‑end engineers
• Work with a clean, modern codebase and minimal legacy
• Collaborate with highly skilled colleagues across engineering and product disciplines
• Enjoy a culture that values focus, craftsmanship, and technical excellence
• Additional benefits including extra leave days, wellness initiatives, premium insurance and regular team events, some European trips
• A supportive environment with opportunities to contribute to both technical strategy and product evolution

Opus Resourcing acts as an employment agency with respect to permanent employment.

Apply now or message us for more details. Referrals always welcome!