Senior Golang Software Engineer

Venture Up; London; Remote; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative software company is seeking a Senior Golang Software Backend Engineer to develop and maintain complex backend systems. The ideal candidate has over 10 years of experience in software engineering, particularly in Golang, and is eager to mentor team members. This role offers fully remote opportunities, working hours aligned with UK time.

Qualifications

• 10+ years commercial experience in software engineering.
• Demonstrable experience building high-quality and scalable digital products.
• Strong foundation in software engineering focused on Golang.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain complex backend systems.
• Collaborate across cross-functional teams.
• Make technical decisions in the best interests of users.

Skills

Golang

Project management

Microservice architectures

CI/CD pipelines

Fluency in English

Tools

Redis

SQLite

MySQL

PostgreSQL

Kubernetes

Google Cloud Build

GitHub Actions

Job description

Overview

Co-Founder Venture Up - Building Tech and Product teams across UK and Europe. Senior Golang Software Backend Engineer. Fully Remote/UK Working Hours.

A couple of Senior Golang Software Backend Engineers are required for an exciting and innovative Software house company based in London and Hong Kong. The company operates at the forefront of sports, entertainment, and cryptocurrency, and they are growing rapidly. The successful Software Backend Engineer will be responsible for developing and maintaining company’s complex backend systems, working closely with other engineers to design and implement efficient and reliable solutions that deliver exceptional user experiences. They are seeking a results-oriented individual who is eager to coach and mentor team members, helping them grow both professionally and personally.

Their development team uses various different programming languages with a particular focus on Golang but they are looking primarily for strong software developers first and experiences of technologies second. The company is made up of some of the very best software developers and mathematicians. Each brings their unique perspective from their backgrounds in computer science, physics, mathematics, statistics and engineering.

Responsibilities

• 10+ years commercial experience in software engineering.
• Demonstrable experience building high-quality and scalable digital products and features.
• Strong project management and communication skills with the ability to collaborate across cross-functional teams.
• Ability to confidently make technical decisions in the best interests of users and the business.
• Strong knowledge and hands-on experience of designing well defined interfaces, we’re using gRPC, protocol buffers, RESTful JSON and GraphQL.
• Strong knowledge and hands-on experience of microservice architectures, best practices and patterns.
• Hands-on experience with caching, primarily using Redis and Object storage buckets.
• Hands-on experience with relational databases such as SQLite, MySQL or PostgreSQL.
• Hands-on experience with lean DevOps, including containerized services managed with Kubernetes and managed serverless environments like Lambdas, Cloud Functions, and Cloud Run.
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines, using Google Cloud Build and Github Actions.
• Fluency in English (verbal and written).

Qualifications

• Strong foundation in software engineering with a focus on Golang.
• Experience mentoring and coaching team members.
• Wamiliarity with gRPC, protocol buffers, RESTful JSON and GraphQL (as part of system design).
• Experience with microservices, caching, relational databases, and cloud-native DevOps.

Seniority and Employment

• Senior Golang Software Backend Engineer (Mid-Senior level)
• Employment type: Full-time

Join an exciting company with many opportunities to progress your Golang functional programming career. Send your CV for immediate review and further details.