Senior Software Engineer - Go, Python

Harvey Nash; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Private medical insurance

Life assurance

Income protection

Holiday buy and sell

Gym benefits

Wellbeing benefits

Employee discounts

Job summary

Harvey Nash is seeking a Senior Software Engineer specialising in Go (Golang) with flexibility for Python experience. Based in Manchester or Knutsford, the role offers hybrid working with 2 days on site. You will join a financial services technology team delivering scalable backend systems.

You will contribute to architecture, design and development, mentor peers, and help raise engineering standards across the department.

Qualifications

• Commercial software engineering experience with Go (Golang).
• Experience building scalable backend services.
• Knowledge of cloud platforms and CI/CD.
• Ability to mentor and drive engineering standards.
• Hybrid working in Manchester/Knutsford.

Responsibilities

• Building high-quality backend applications using Go.
• Designing scalable, secure and resilient software solutions.
• Developing and improving APIs, services and distributed systems.
• Collaborating with product, architecture and engineering teams.
• Driving code quality through testing, reviews and best practice.
• Supporting cloud adoption and modern engineering approaches.
• Contributing to CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.
• Mentoring engineers and sharing technical knowledge.
• Helping shape technical direction and solution design.

Skills

Go (Golang)

Python/Java background

Job description

Senior Software Engineer - Go (would consider Python)

Manchester or Knutsford | Hybrid (2 days per week onsite)

We're working with a major financial services organisation looking to hire a Golang Software Engineer to join a growing engineering team delivering large-scale platforms and business-critical software.

This role combines hands-on software engineering with technical leadership, making it ideal for someone who enjoys building scalable systems while helping shape engineering standards, architecture decisions, and best practices across the wider team.

While the primary language is Go (Golang), we're also open to strong backend engineers from Python, Java or similar backgrounds who are excited to work extensively with Go.

The Role

You'll be building and enhancing high-performance software that supports critical business and technology platforms. Working closely with engineers, architects and product teams, you'll help design, develop and evolve scalable solutions used across the organisation.

You'll contribute to technical decision-making, mentor other engineers, and play a key role in driving engineering excellence across the team.

What You'll Be Doing

• Building high-quality backend applications using Go
• Designing scalable, secure and resilient software solutions
• Developing and improving APIs, services and distributed systems
• Collaborating with product, architecture and engineering teams
• Driving code quality through testing, reviews and best practice
• Supporting cloud adoption and modern engineering approaches
• Contributing to CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices
• Mentoring engineers and sharing technical knowledge
• Helping shape technical direction and solution design

What We're Looking For

• Commercial software engineering experience using Go (Golang), or strong experience in Python, Java or another backend language with a desire to work in Go
• Experience building scalable applications and distributed systems
• Strong understanding of software design principles and architecture
• Experience with cloud platforms and modern engineering practices
• Knowledge of CI/CD, automation and DevOps tooling

Nice To Have

• Experience within financial services or other regulated environments
• Exposure to AI, data or platform engineering initiatives
• Experience modernising legacy applications
• Knowledge of containerisation and cloud-native technologies
• Annual bonus
• Hybrid working (2 days per week onsite in Manchester or Knutsford)
• Private medical insurance
• Life assurance
• Income protection
• Holiday buy and sell scheme
• Gym and wellbeing benefits
• Employee discounts and lifestyle perks