Senior Golang Engineer - Contract

Spencer Rose Ltd; Rowberrow; Hybrid; GBP 63,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Spencer Rose Ltd is seeking a Senior Golang Engineer in Bristol, UK. The role focuses on secure, high-performance backend services using Go, with exposure to cloud and DevOps practices in a hybrid environment.

You will design, develop and operate scalable back-end components, REST APIs, and microservices while collaborating with engineers to meet stringent security and performance requirements.

Qualifications

• Experience building secure, scalable Go applications.
• Strong REST APIs and microservices background.
• Familiarity with containerised environments and cloud platforms.
• CI/CD and infrastructure automation experience.
• Knowledge of modern DevOps practices is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop secure, scalable Go applications.
• Build and maintain REST APIs and microservices.
• Work with Docker and Kubernetes for containerisation.
• Contribute to DevOps and CI/CD practices.
• Design backend services to meet performance and NFRs.
• Tune performance of backend applications.

Skills

Go programming

REST APIs

Microservices

Cloud platforms

DevOps

Agile

Observability

Problem solving

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Splunk/Dynatrace

Job description

Senior Golang Engineer

Location: Bristol, UK
Working pattern: Hybrid
Rate: £400 per day

We're looking for a Senior Golang Engineer to join a specialist engineering team within a large financial services organisation, working on technology that supports the security of high-scale mobile applications.

The team is responsible for developing a suite of mobile security components and associated services, helping mobile engineering teams operate securely and confidently in an evolving threat landscape.

This is a hands-on Back End engineering role, focused on building secure, scalable and high-performance services using Go, alongside modern cloud, containerisation and DevOps technologies.

What you'll be doing

• Designing and developing secure, scalable, enterprise-grade applications using Go
• Building and maintaining REST APIs and microservices
• Working with containerisation technologies including Docker and Kubernetes
• Contributing to DevOps practices including infrastructure automation, CI/CD and deployment strategies
• Designing Back End services capable of meeting demanding performance and non-functional requirements
• Performance tuning and optimising Back End applications
• Working with observability and monitoring tools to maintain reliability and performance
• Collaborating closely with other engineers while also taking ownership of individual technical areas
• Contributing to coding standards, code management, Agile development and continuous delivery practices
• Working on technology with a strong focus on application and mobile security

What we're looking for

• Extensive commercial experience developing secure, scalable Go applications
• Strong experience with REST APIs, microservices and containerised environments
• Good understanding of Docker and Kubernetes
• Experience with DevOps practices including CI/CD, infrastructure automation and deployment strategies
• Experience working with cloud platforms
• Strong understanding of software engineering best practices and Agile development
• Experience optimising and fine-tuning Back End applications against demanding NFRs
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Experience with observability and monitoring tools such as Splunk or Dynatrace
• Comfortable working collaboratively within a team while also taking ownership and working independently

Desirable experience

• Experience developing with Java
• Experience with cryptography frameworks in Go and/or Java
• Experience working with SQL databases
• Knowledge of or interest in application security and/or mobile app security

The opportunity

You’ll be working on Back End technology supporting mobile security at significant scale, within a team combining Golang engineering, cloud technologies, DevOps and application security.

It’s a strong opportunity for a Senior Go Engineer who enjoys solving complex Back End problems and wants to work on secure, high-performance services within a large technology environment.