Senior Golang Engineer - InfoSec

PCR Digital; London; Hybrid; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the media and consumer technology sector is looking for a Senior Back End Engineer on a 6-month contract. This role, part of the Information Security Team, involves developing internal tools for web application testing and automating security processes. Ideal candidates will be experienced in Golang, with skills in web scraping and automation. Flexibility and independent working are crucial as you help tackle a growing backlog of tasks in a hybrid work setting.

Qualifications

• Extensive commercial experience with Golang in back end development.
• Strong understanding of web technologies and web scraping.
• Experience with information security principles and secure coding practices.

Responsibilities

• Create tools to emulate malicious activity for web platform security.
• Build and enhance automation pipelines for secure web app testing.
• Design and maintain back end systems for web crawling and scraping.

Skills

Golang

Web technologies

Web scraping

Automation

Information security principles

Independent working

Job description

Senior Back End Engineer - Golang

Information Security Team 6-Month Contract 600- 650 per day - Inside IR35 Hybrid - London / Remote (3 days on-site per week)

The role:

Our global media and consumer technology client is seeking a Senior Back End Engineer to join their Information Security team for an initial 6-month contract. This role focuses on building and maintaining internal tools used for large-scale web application testing, automation, and scraping, helping to improve the security and resilience of digital platforms used worldwide.

This is a fast-paced, high-impact role suited to experienced engineers who are confident working autonomously and contributing to complex systems with minimal onboarding. The ideal candidate will be available immediately or at short notice, and willing to work flexibly as needed to help clear a growing backlog of work.

Key Responsibilities

• Creating tools that emulate malicious activity in order to detect and fix weaknesses in web platforms.
• Build and enhance microservice-based automation pipelines that test and strengthen the security of web apps.
• Design, develop, and maintain scalable back end systems for internal web crawling and scraping tools.
• Collaborate with engineering and security stakeholders across global teams.
• Deliver high-quality, efficient code in an agile environment with minimal supervision.

Requirements

• Extensive commercial experience with Golang / Go Programming Language in back end development.
• Familiarity with Python is advantageous but not essential.
• Proven ability to build and support applications at scale, ideally in microservices environments.
• Strong understanding of web technologies and experience with web scraping or automation.
• Knowledge of information security principles and secure coding practices.
• Excellent communication and documentation skills.
• Comfortable working independently and able to hit the ground running.
• Experience working in global, distributed teams.