Go lang developer

Gazelle Global; Amstelveen; On-site; EUR 55,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Gazelle Global is assisting a major Dutch client in Amsterdam to hire a Go Developer for a 2-3 year project. The role focuses on designing, building, and maintaining microservices in Go (Golang), with emphasis on backend API services and CI/CD automation.

Workload is 36-40 hours per week. Ideal candidates have 3-5 years of Go experience and familiarity with Gin, OAUTH, and related tooling to ensure scalable, reliable backend services.

Qualifications

• 3 - 5 years of experience in software development with Go (Golang).
• Strong experience and understanding of building backend API services.
• Familiarity with frameworks such as gin, and related tooling.

Responsibilities

• Designing, building, implementing, and maintaining microservices using Go.
• Focus on new and existing code using frameworks such as gin and related tools.
• Collaborating with engineers, product owners, and stakeholders to deliver high-quality solutions.
• Contributing to architecture decisions and technical improvements.
• Ensuring code quality through testing, code reviews, and best practices.
• Supporting CI/CD pipelines and automation.

Skills

Go (Golang)

Backend APIs

Go Development

OAUTH

Gin framework

Infrastructure scripting

Problem-Solving

Tools

uber-zap

HTTP mock

mockery

Job description

We are a Dutch recruitment agency based in the Netherlands and we are preferred suppliers to major banking organizations based in the Netherlands.

For one of our major clients based in Amsterdam, we are looking for a Golang Developer.

36-40 hours

2-3 year project

The project:

As a Go Developer, your job is to get a thorough understanding of the challenges and work on our self-service platform (Developer Self Service Platform aka DSSP) that is used to help Developers with onboarding onto our CICD tooling. DSSP is a set of microservices coded in Go, aimed at automating service discovery and keeping the CMDB in sync with the CICD tooling and application landscape.

You will design, develop, and maintain backend services that are critical to our platform. You will play a key role in improving system performance, reliability, and scalability.

Your responsibilities :

• Designing, building, implementing, and maintaining microservices using Go
• A specific focus on new and existing code using frameworks such as gin and many others.
• Collaborating with engineers, product owners, and stakeholders to deliver high-quality solutions
• Contributing to architecture decisions and technical improvements
• Ensuring code quality through testing, code reviews, and best practices
• Supporting CI/CD pipelines and automation

Skillset:

• Experience: 3 - 5 years of experience in software development with Go (Golang)
• Backend API Services: Strong experience and understanding of building backend API services
• Go Development: Strong focus on backend API development in Go is a plus
• OAUTH Implementation: Understanding of implementing OAUTH for backend APIs is a plus
• Frameworks: Familiarity with frameworks such as gin, uber-zap, HTTP mock, mockery, etc., is highly desirable
• Problem-Solving: You have a systematic approach to solving problems.
• Infrastructure Knowledge: A strong foundation in infrastructure and familiarity with scripting (shell).

Nice to have:

• Understanding of microservices architecture and distributed systems
• Experience with REST APIs and event-driven architectures
• Familiarity with cloud platforms and container technologies (e.g., Kubernetes, Docker)
• Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices
• Knowledge of security and compliance best practices
• One technical interview (60-minute Teams chat) and one soft skills (20 minutes)