Software Engineer – Golang – Long Term Contract

Talent-Relay Limited; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 83,000 - 124,000; Full time

Job summary

Talent-Relay Limited in Burgess Hill, UK, is seeking a skilled Golang Software Engineer for a long-term contract. The role combines designing and building microservices-based applications with RESTful services, on-site three days a week and remote two days, in a collaborative cross-team environment.

You will contribute to modernizing platforms, working with CI/CD pipelines, and implementing scalable solutions. The initial contract is 6 months with high extension likelihood.

Qualifications

• Solid experience with Golang and REST APIs.
• Experience with CI/CD tooling and Agile development.
• Knowledge of messaging services like Kafka or RabbitMQ.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and modify custom applications.
• Create and test resilient software with high-volume REST APIs.
• Drive migration from legacy systems to microservices architecture.
• Collaborate with development, QA and production support teams.

Skills

Golang

Git

REST Web Services

Jenkins

NoSQL

PostgreSQL

Agile development

CI/CD

Kafka

RabbitMQ

BDD / TDD

Problem solving

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Software Engineer – Golang – Long Term Contract –

Dan Dorrington

Category :

Contract

UK

Posted On :

March 3, 2026

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Location: Burgess Hill, Sussex, UK

Job Type: Contract

Length: 12 months + extensions (long term, muli-year project)

Working setup: 3 days per week onsite / 2 day Remote

Talent-Relay have partnered with a global player in the financial services sector to urgently on-board an experienced Golang Engineer / Go Developer into a project team.

Successful candidate will join the team on an initial 6-month contract with extension highly likely.

The successful Golang Engineer / Go Developer will help develop innovative solutions for the client’s customer platform and will be involved in design system solutions, building modern microservices-based applications while collaborating closely with development teams and SREs.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and modify custom applications.
• Create and test resilient software, focusing on high-volume REST APIs.
• Drive migration from legacy systems to microservices architecture.
• Partner with teams across development, QA, and production support.

Required Skills:

• Solid experience with Golang, Git, REST Web Services, Jenkins, NoSQL, PostgreSQL
• Experience in application design, Agile development, and CI/CD tools.
• Experience of messaging service (ideally Kafka / RabbitMQ)
• Understanding of BDD / TDD
• Strong problem-solving, analytical skills, and a desire to learn new technologies.

Preferred:

• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes.
• Experience with open-source contributions.