Senior Golang Developer| Burgess Hill, UK

Infosys Limited; Burgess Hill; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global technology consultancy seeks an experienced Golang developer in Burgess Hill, United Kingdom. The ideal candidate will have at least 7 years of hands-on expertise in backend development and be proficient in building high-performance services using technologies like Kafka, PostgreSQL, and NoSQL databases. Familiarity with Agile methodologies and experience in the financial services domain are also desirable. This role requires effective communication skills and the ability to work in a diverse team environment to support global delivery requirements.

Qualifications

• At least 7 years of hands‑on expertise in Golang backend development.
• Strong experience in building high‑performance, low latency backend services.
• Experience in Agile development and relevant methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain backend systems using Golang.
• Work collaboratively in a cross-functional and diverse team.
• Engage in build automation and pair programming practices.

Skills

Golang

Backend development

Kafka

PostgreSQL

MySQL

NoSQL databases

Restful Services

Microservices

Cloud platforms

Agile methodologies

CI/CD tools

GIT

Docker

Kubernetes

Financial Services

Tools

Jenkins

SonarQube

Redis

ELK Integration

Job description

Qualifications

• Experienced Golang developer with at least 7 years of hands‑on expertise for backend development
• Strong experience in building high‑performance, low latency backend services
• Experience with systems like Kafka
• Proficiency in working with PostgreSQL, MySQL and NoSQL databases (MongoDB, Couchbase)
• Relevant experience in development in following technologies:
• Restful Services (JAX-RS), REST and SOAP API, Microservices
• Experience with Angular, React, NodeJS or similar frameworks
• Experience with Cloud platforms (e.g. AWS, Azure, GCP) is a plus
• Strong experience in Agile with knowledge of ceremonies. CSM or PMI ACP will be added advantage.
• Good experience with version control (e.g. GIT), CI/CD tools, Jenkins, XLR etc
• Additionally, knowledge of following technologies would be an advantage:
• Docker Framework, Redis DB, SonarQube, Kafka, Loadrunner, Jira, Confluence, Kubernetes (or similar technology), ELK Integration (Elasticsearch, Logstash & Kibana)
• Ability to effectively interpret technical and business objectives and challenges, and articulate solutions
• Ability to think abstractly and deal with ambiguous/under‑defined problems
• Ability to enable business capabilities through innovation
• Demonstrated willingness to upskill on new technologies and takes pride in how fast they develop working software
• Ability to effectively communicate across third parties, technical and business product managers on solution design is a plus
• Experience with Agile application development concepts including build automation, pair programming, testing automation and code management (branching and forking etc.)
• Ability to work in team in diverse/ multiple stakeholder environment
• Experience in Financial Services domain
• Experience and desire to work in a Global delivery environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Ability to work in team in diverse/ multiple stakeholder environment
• Ability to lead a technology development team as Lead Developer
• Experience in Financial Services domain and specifically on Credit Card domain

The job entails sitting as well as working at a computer for extended periods of time. Should be able to communicate by telephone, email, or face to face. Travel may be required as per the job requirements. Personal Besides the professional qualifications of the candidates, we place great importance in addition to various forms personality profile. These include:

• Ability to work as part of a cross-cultural team including flexibility to support multiple time zones when necessary
• Analytical Abilities, a goal‑oriented work approach, high quality awareness, good team player
• A high degree of initiative and flexibility
• High analytical skillsli>
• High customer orientation
• High quality awareness
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Infosys is a global leader in next‑generation digital services and consulting. We enable clients in more than 50 countries to navigate their digital transformation. With over four decades of experience in managing the systems and workings of global enterprises, we expertly steer our clients through their digital journey. We do it by enabling the enterprise with an AI‑powered core that helps prioritize the execution of change. We also empower the business with agile digital at scale to deliver unprecedented levels of performance and customer delight. Our always‑on learning agenda drives their continuous improvement through building and transferring digital skills, expertise, and ideas from our innovation ecosystem.