Senior Golang Developer

Thrive IT Systems Ltd; Dublin; Remote; GBP 76,000 - 101,000; Full time

Job summary

Thrive IT Systems Ltd in Dublin, Ireland, seeks a Senior Golang Developer to design and build high-throughput microservices for secure payment ecosystems. You will work on cloud-native architectures, containerization with Docker/Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines. Leadership duties include mentoring distributed teams.

The role emphasizes performance optimization, security compliance, and collaboration with fintech-focused enterprises across multiple regions.

Qualifications

• Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field.
• Extensive experience in enterprise-scale software development.
• Proven track record in fintech, fraud management, or real-time payments domains.
• Experience with cloud-native architectures and microservices.

Responsibilities

• Microservices Design & Development: Write scalable, robust, and maintainable code in Go to support complex, global payment platforms.
• High-Performance scaling: Architect and optimize systems for massive transaction volumes with sub-millisecond latency.
• DevOps & Infra: Automate build, operate, and runtime environments using CI/CD and Terraform.
• Security & Compliance: Apply strong information security protocols.
• Leadership & Mentorship: Guide architecture and mentor distributed teams.

Skills

Go (Golang)

Java

Python

RESTful APIs

gRPC

Microservices

Docker

Kubernetes

Jenkins

SQL

PostgreSQL

MongoDB

Terraform

Ansible

Chef

Education

Degree in Computer Science / Information Technology

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Chef

Jenkins

Job description

Role: Senior Golang Developer
Location: Dublin, Ireland
Type: 1 year FTE

Golang developers are tasked with building high-throughput, low-latency microservices for secure payment, fraud detection, and developer platform ecosystems. Roles demand expertise in cloud-native applications, containerization, and distributed systems within enterprise environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Microservices Design & Development: Write scalable, robust, and maintainable code in Golang to support complex, global payment platforms.
• High-Performance Scaling: Architect and optimize systems to handle massive transaction volumes at sub-millisecond latency.
• DevOps & Infrastructure: Automate build, operate, and runtime environments using CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins) and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform).
• Security & Compliance: Apply strict information security protocols, including Privileged Access Management (PAM) and Teleport.
• Leadership & Mentorship: Drive technical architecture, scope projects, and mentor junior engineers within geographically distributed teams.

Required Technical Skills

• Languages: Expert-level proficiency in Go (Golang), often paired with Java (Spring Boot) or Python.
• Frameworks/APIs: Experience with RESTful APIs, gRPC, and microservices architecture.
• Cloud & DevOps: Cloud-native environments with Docker and Kubernetes, alongside CI/CD tools like Jenkins.
• Data Stores: Familiarity with relational and NoSQL databases (eg, SQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB).
• Tools: Configuration management and provisioning via Terraform, Ansible, or Chef.

Qualifications & Experience

• Extensive years of career software development experience.
• Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field.
• Proven track record in working on large-scale enterprise solutions in the fintech, fraud management, or Real Time payments sector