Senior Golang Engineer

Grid Dynamics; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bleeding-edge projects

Competitive salary

Flexible schedule

Medical insurance

Sports benefits

Corporate events

Professional development

Well-equipped office

Job summary

Grid Dynamics in London is seeking an experienced Senior Golang Developer to join a high-performing engineering team. This hands-on role focuses on designing, building, testing and delivering production-quality software with ownership across the full development lifecycle.

You will work on Golang projects, participate in CI/CD, code reviews, testing, debugging, and maintain documentation. The ideal candidate has strong Go skills, production experience, and excellent collaboration in a fast-paced

Qualifications

• Strong commercial experience developing Golang applications.
• Senior-level software engineering experience in a production environment.
• Strong understanding of software development best practices.
• Experience with automated testing and test-driven development.
• Experience working with CI/CD pipelines and modern development workflows.
• Strong knowledge of version control and collaborative development practices.
• Excellent debugging and problem-solving abilities.
• Experience working with production systems and taking ownership of delivered software.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively within a collaborative engineering team.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop new features, enhancements and fixes using Golang.
• Own the full software delivery lifecycle from development through to production release.
• Produce high-quality, reliable and maintainable production code.
• Write and maintain automated unit and integration tests.
• Participate in technical code reviews, both as a contributor and reviewer.
• Integrate development work into existing CI/CD pipelines.
• Troubleshoot, debug and resolve production issues effectively.
• Contribute to engineering standards, coding practices and continuous improvement.
• Work collaboratively with other developers and wider engineering teams.
• Participate in stand‑ups, sprint planning, retrospectives and other team ceremonies.
• Support production stability and participate in an on‑call rota where required.
• Provide appropriate technical documentation to support ongoing maintenance and handover.

Skills

Golang

Senior-level engineering

CI/CD pipelines

Testing & TDD

Version control

Debugging

Collaboration

Production ownership

Tools

Git

CI/CD tools

Docker

Job description

About The Role

We are looking for an experienced Senior Golang Developer to join a high-performing engineering team in London. This is a hands-on development role focused predominantly on Golang, where you will be responsible for designing, building, testing and delivering production-quality software. You will have ownership across the full development lifecycle and play an active role in maintaining the reliability and quality of the platform.

Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities

• Design and develop new features, enhancements and fixes using Golang.
• Own the full software delivery lifecycle from development through to production release.
• Produce high-quality, reliable and maintainable production code.
• Write and maintain automated unit and integration tests.
• Participate in technical code reviews, both as a contributor and reviewer.
• Integrate development work into existing CI/CD pipelines.
• Troubleshoot, debug and resolve production issues effectively.
• Contribute to engineering standards, coding practices and continuous improvement.
• Work collaboratively with other developers and wider engineering teams.
• Participate in stand‑ups, sprint planning, retrospectives and other team ceremonies.
• Support production stability and participate in an on‑call rota where required.
• Provide appropriate technical documentation to support ongoing maintenance and handover.

Requirements

Essential Skills & Experience

• Strong commercial experience developing applications with Golang / Go.
• Senior-level software engineering experience within a production environment.
• Strong understanding of software development best practices.
• Experience with automated testing and test‑driven development principles.
• Experience working with CI/CD pipelines and modern development workflows.
• Strong knowledge of version control and collaborative development practices.
• Excellent debugging and problem‑solving abilities.
• Experience working with production systems and taking ownership of delivered software.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively within a collaborative engineering team.

Nice to have

What We're Looking For

We're looking for a hands‑on Senior Go Engineer who can take ownership of complex development work and deliver robust, production‑ready solutions.

You should be comfortable working independently, contributing to technical decisions, reviewing other engineers' code and supporting applications once they are live.

We offer

• Opportunity to work on bleeding‑edge projects
• Work with a highly motivated and dedicated team
• Competitive salary
• Flexible schedule
• Benefits package - medical insurance, sports
• Corporate social events
• Professional development opportunities
• Well‑equipped office

About Us

Grid Dynamics (NASDAQ: GDYN) is a leading provider of technology consulting, platform and product engineering, AI, and advanced analytics services. Fusing technical vision with business acumen, we solve the most pressing technical challenges and enable positive business outcomes for enterprise companies undergoing business transformation. A key differentiator for Grid Dynamics is our 8 years of experience and leadership in enterprise AI, supported by profound expertise and ongoing investment in data, analytics, cloud & DevOps, application modernization and customer experience. Founded in 2006, Grid Dynamics is headquartered in Silicon Valley with offices across the Americas, Europe, and India.