Senior Golang Lead Consultant - API & Microservices

Consult; Burgess Hill; Remote; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Consult is seeking an experienced Lead Consultant with strong Golang development expertise for a 12-month engagement based in Burgess Hill. You will lead architecture and hands-on delivery, shaping high-performance services.

You will design and implement REST APIs for high-volume systems, operate in Agile environments, and collaborate with teams using Git, Docker, Kubernetes, and other modern tools. The role demands 6+ years IT experience and a Bachelor’s degree in CS or related field.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of IT experience.
• 2+ years of hands-on Golang development.
• Strong experience in application design, software development, and testing.
• Strong experience developing REST APIs for high-volume applications.
• Experience working in Agile environments.
• Strong experience with Git.
• Experience with distributed technologies and microservices.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.

Responsibilities

• Lead development on a 12-month engagement in Burgess Hill with Golang.
• Design, develop, and test REST APIs for high-volume systems.
• Collaborate in Agile teams using Git and CI/CD practices.

Skills

Golang development

REST APIs

Application design

Testing

Agile methodologies

Git

Distributed systems

Microservices architecture

Open-source contributions

Payments industry experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

PostgreSQL

Couchbase

Cassandra

GitHub Actions

Jenkins

GitLab CI

JIRA

Confluence

Job description

Consult is seeking an experienced Lead Consultant with strong Golang development expertise for a 12-month engagement based in Burgess Hill. You will lead architecture and hands-on delivery, shaping high-performance services.

You will design and implement REST APIs for high-volume systems, operate in Agile environments, and collaborate with teams using Git, Docker, Kubernetes, and other modern tools. The role demands 6+ years IT experience and a Bachelor’s degree in CS or related field.