Senior Golang Software Engineer

QAD; Birmingham; Remote; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A tech company in software engineering is looking for a Senior Golang Software Engineer who will work remotely from the UK. This role involves developing and enhancing AI workflows, maintaining API contracts, and using cutting-edge technologies. Candidates should have over 5 years of experience, a degree in IT or Engineering, and strong knowledge of Golang, PostgreSQL, and CI/CD processes.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional experience is required.
• Experienced in CI/CD GitHub Actions and Trunk Based Development.
• Excellent time management and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and enhance AI workflows for QAD applications.
• Write testable and maintainable code.
• Help leverage the latest AI technologies.

Skills

Strong Knowledge of Golang

Knowledgeable of maintaining versioned API contracts

Relational table design with PostgreSQL

Transactional database access with sqlc and pgx

Uses database migration patterns

Writing observable and testable code

Publishing and consuming Avro formatted Kafka messages

CI/CD GitHub Actions

Good collaboration skills

Analytical thinking

Education

Degree in Information Technology, Engineering, Computer Science

Tools

Docker

AWS Cloud Services including EKS and RDS

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Client:

QAD

Location:

Birmingham, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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EU work permit required:

Yes

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Posted:

12.08.2025

Expiry Date:

26.09.2025

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Job Description:

Job Description

At QAD we are looking for a Senior Golang Software Engineer who is passionate about new technologies, and wants to be part of the team developing and maintaining the QAD Champion API Backend (Golang), serving the primary AI use-cases for various products within QAD. As a part of the Engineering team, based in the US and Europe, this role will bring you great opportunities to work on various projects, technologies, with a diverse range of teams.

The Engineering team is responsible for the design, development, and deployment of the organization's core products, with a focus on efficiency and speed. We architect and implement comprehensive solutions, including tools and platforms, to address key business requirements. These solutions encompass critical areas such as provisioning, configuration, continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD), monitoring, service level agreements (SLAs), performance optimization, and system uptime. The team is committed to meticulous execution and collaborates extensively with a broad range of stakeholders throughout the product lifecycle.

This is a fully remote role located in the United Kingdom.

What you will do:

• Develop and enhance AI workflows in support of the various QAD applications.
• Complete delivery work committed during the sprint to achieve business goals.
• Help the business maintain a competitive edge by leveraging the latest AI technologies.
• Participate in forums to explore interests outside of the sprint work and contribute ideas to continuously improve the system.
• Commit to the team to help the team and the wider business achieve our goals.
• Write testable and maintainable code.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

Education: Degree in Information Technology, Engineering Computer Science or related fields

Professional experience: 5+ years

Technical skills:

Strong Knowledge of Golang

Knowledgeable of maintaining versioned API contracts

Relational table design with PostgreSQL

Transactional database access with sqlc and pgx

Uses database migration patterns, such as, “expand and contract” using go-migrate

Writing observable and testable code using libraries such as testify and mockgen

Publishing and consuming Avro formatted Kafka messages

CI/CD GitHub Actions

Trunk Based Development & Continuous Delivery

Good collaboration skills at all levels with cross-functional teams

Highly developed ownerships and creative thinking

• Analytical thinking and the ability to solve complex problems
• Process orientation and ability to build effective solutions
• Time management and organizational skills

Preferred Qualifications:

Generating Echo handlers and models from OAS using oapi-codegen

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Docker

AWS Cloud Services including EKS and RDS