Senior Software Engineer - Golang

Nearform; United States; Remote; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Nearform is seeking a Senior Go Engineer for a remote contract role, focused on building and maintaining Go-based software for diverse digital products. The position emphasizes designing robust systems, performance improvements, and close collaboration with distributed client teams.

This is a full-time remote contract, welcoming candidates based in Poland. The role requires substantial Go experience, cloud and CI/CD familiarity, and solid English communication.

Qualifications

• Senior engineer with at least six years of commercial Go experience.
• Deep Go knowledge and agile delivery experience.
• Experience with databases, cloud environments, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Familiarity with Git workflows and code reviews.
• Strong English communication and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain Go components and services.
• Help shape practices for source control, builds, and deployments.
• Design data storage solutions and optimize performance and scalability.
• Gather user and client feedback and translate it into working solutions.
• Collaborate with technical leads and client teams to deliver projects on schedule.

Skills

Go

Cloud

CI/CD

Git

Testing

English

Agile

Tools

Databases

Cloud platforms

CI/CD tooling

Job description

Role overview

Build and maintain software in Go for a range of digital product projects, translating business needs into reliable applications. The work spans technical design, implementation, performance, and collaboration with client teams in a distributed environment. This is a full-time remote contract role for candidates based in Poland.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain software components, taking ownership of code quality.
• Help shape practices for source control, builds, and deployments.
• Design data storage solutions and improve application speed and scalability.
• Gather user and client feedback, analyze requirements, and turn them into working solutions.
• Work with technical leads and client teams to deliver project work on schedule.

Requirements

• Significant commercial experience working at senior engineer level; the source indicates this is typically at least six years.
• Deep knowledge of Go and practical experience delivering software in agile teams.
• Experience with databases, cloud environments, and CI/CD or other delivery automation.
• Familiarity with Git, pull requests, and code review workflows.
• Testing experience across unit, integration, and end-to-end levels.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with professional English proficiency.

Nice to have

• Experience with Next.js, Python, or AI/ML libraries.
• Familiarity with data science practices such as preprocessing, feature engineering, and model evaluation.
• Financial services experience.