Software Engineer (Golang/Ios)

ARM (Advanced Resource Managers); West of England; Hybrid; GBP 92,000 - 148,000; Full time

Job summary

ARM (Advanced Resource Managers) is seeking a Software Engineer (Golang/iOS) for a 12-month contract in Bristol with hybrid working. You will design REST and gRPC APIs, build scalable Go microservices, and contribute to iOS framework development.

The role emphasizes Kubernetes deployment, CI/CD automation and secure, observable platforms. The ideal candidate brings strong Go and API skills, experience with microservices, and familiarity with cloud-native tooling like Kubernetes, Docker and

Qualifications

• Experience designing and building REST and gRPC APIs.
• Strong backend skills in Go (Golang).
• Experience deploying and running microservices on Kubernetes.
• Familiarity with API design and versioning.

Responsibilities

• Designing and developing REST and gRPC APIs used by digital products.
• Building scalable microservices using Golang.
• Creating and maintaining reusable iOS frameworks and SDKs using Swift.
• Deploying and supporting applications on Kubernetes.
• Automating build, deployment and infrastructure processes through CI/CD and Infrastructure as Code.
• Improving platform reliability, observability and security.
• Collaborating with architects, product teams and engineers across the wider business.
• Supporting engineering best practice, code quality and technical standards.

Skills

Golang (Go)

REST APIs

gRPC

Microservices

API design

Tools

Kubernetes

Docker

Helm

Terraform

Infrastructure as Code

Job description

Software Engineer (Golang/iOS)
12 Month contract
Bristol (Hybrid) 2-3 days per week on site
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On the job responsibilities

• Designing and developing REST and gRPC APIs used by digital products.
• Building scalable microservices using Golang.
• Creating and maintaining reusable iOS frameworks and SDKs using Swift.
• Deploying and supporting applications on Kubernetes.
• Automating build, deployment and infrastructure processes through CI/CD and Infrastructure as Code.
• Improving platform reliability, observability and security.
• Collaborating with architects, product teams and engineers across the wider business.
• Supporting engineering best practice, code quality and technical standards.

Key Skills

Backend Development

• Golang (Go)
• REST APIs
• gRPC
• Microservices architecture
• API design and versioning

iOS Frameworks

• SDK Development
• Swift Package Manager
• Mobile security and accessibility

Cloud & Platform Engineering

• Kubernetes
• Docker
• Helm
• Terraform
• Infrastructure as Code

CI/CD & DevOps

• GitHub Actions
• Jenkins
• GitLab CI
• Cloud automation

Data & Messaging

• PostgreSQL
• NoSQL Databases
• Kafka
• Event-driven architectures

Observability & Reliability

• Prometheus
• Grafana
• OpenTelemetry
• Monitoring and Performance Optimisation

Desirable experience

• Banking or Financial Services experience.
• Open Banking exposure.
• Experience building shared frameworks or engineering platforms.
• AWS, Azure or GCP experience.
• Kubernetes certifications (CKA/CKAD).