Senior Golang Platform Engineer - Contract

Solas IT Recruitment; Leinster; Hybrid; EUR 66,000 - 89,000; Full time

Job summary

Solas IT Recruitment is actively recruiting for a Senior Golang Platform Engineer on a contract basis in Dublin with hybrid work (3 days on-site). The role is an initial 8-month contract with strong potential to extend, and involves building scalable platform services and distributed systems.

You will work across Linux, networking and automation, contributing to architecture choices and engineering standards on large-scale platforms.

Qualifications

• 6+ years' software/platform engineering experience with Linux and networking.
• Strong Golang development background for scalable platforms.
• Infrastructure automation using Ansible and related tooling.
• Knowledge of networking and high-availability concepts.
• Experience with distributed systems and software architecture.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop highly available platform services using Golang.
• Work across Linux, networking and infrastructure automation.
• Contribute to the architecture and evolution of large-scale distributed platforms.
• Design systems with scalability, resilience, security and reliability in mind.
• Work closely with Software Engineering, Product, Network and Application teams.
• Participate in technical design reviews and architectural decision-making.
• Evaluate new technologies and develop proof-of-concepts where appropriate.
• Help define technical standards and engineering best practices across the platform.

Skills

Golang

Linux

Ansible

Networking

Distributed Systems

Software Architecture

Troubleshooting

High-Availability Networking

Job description

Senior Golang Platform Engineer – Contract (€400 a day)

Location: Dublin – Hybrid, 3 days onsite

Type: Initial8-Month Contract – Strong Potential to Extend

Key Technologies: Golang, Linux, Ansible, Networking, Distributed Systems

About the Company

A large international technology organisation on the continued development of a highly available, distributed technology platform. This is an excellent opportunity for a Senior Engineer to work within an experienced technical team on large-scale, business-critical systems, with exposure to modern platform engineering, networking, edge technologies and AI-assisted development.

What We Are Looking For

We are looking for an experienced Senior Golang Platform Engineer with approximately 6+ years' software/platform engineering experience and a strong background in Linux and networking environments.

Key experience

• Strong commercial development experience with Golang (Go)
• Excellent knowledge of Linux-based platforms
• Hands-on experience with Ansible and infrastructure automation
• Good understanding of networking and network management
• Knowledge of VRRP / high-availability networking
• Experience building distributed, scalable and resilient systems
• Strong understanding of software architecture and system design
• Ability to troubleshoot complex platform and infrastructure problems

Responsibilities

• Design and develop highly available platform services using Golang
• Work across Linux, networking and infrastructure automation
• Contribute to the architecture and evolution of large-scale distributed platforms
• Design systems with scalability, resilience, security and reliability in mind
• Work closely with Software Engineering, Product, Network and Application teams
• Participate in technical design reviews and architectural decision-making
• Evaluate new technologies and develop proof-of-concepts where appropriate
• Help define technical standards and engineering best practices across the platform

Nice to Have

• Previous experience with Edge Computing / Edge platforms
• Strong knowledge of high-availability network architectures
• Experience with APIs, data contracts and versioning strategies
• Knowledge of LLMs or agentic AI, including agents, tool usage and stateful workflows
• Previous experience within telecommunications, networking, cloud infrastructure or large-scale platform environments.