Staff Go Engineer: Remote UK, Equity & Impact

WeDo; Remote; GBP 105,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

A forward-thinking tech company in the UK is hiring a Staff Software Engineer. This remote-first role focuses on building Go services that impact millions. Responsibilities include mentoring engineers and influencing architectural decisions while working alongside a growing team. Candidates should have experience with PostgreSQL, TDD, Kubernetes, and event-driven systems. If you thrive in ambiguity and want to build impactful software, this position is ideal.

Qualifications

• Experience building Go services at two different companies is required.
• Willingness to work with TypeScript / React for about 10% of the duties.
• Experience with cloud deployment using Kubernetes is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Build new features and evolve the platform using Golang.
• Drive best practices in Go development.
• Mentor engineers adopting Go and level up engineering standards.

Skills

Building Go services in production

PostgreSQL expertise

Automated testing mindset (TDD)

Cloud deployment experience (Kubernetes)

Kafka knowledge

AWS experience

TypeScript / React willingness

Job description

A forward-thinking tech company in the UK is hiring a Staff Software Engineer. This remote-first role focuses on building Go services that impact millions. Responsibilities include mentoring engineers and influencing architectural decisions while working alongside a growing team. Candidates should have experience with PostgreSQL, TDD, Kubernetes, and event-driven systems. If you thrive in ambiguity and want to build impactful software, this position is ideal.