Job Description

Posted 2 hours ago

Lead GO Engineer

Our client, a digital SaaS provider backed by the government is hiring a Lead GO Engineer to join a fast-scaling, purpose-driven SaaS organisation delivering impactful digital services. You will lead on several greenfield projects as the client continues to scale & transform. Our client has a fantastic ethos, focussed on aiding & helping people improve their lives. Our client is offering a fully remote contract & benefits (30 days holiday, 6% pension & health care) paying up to £75,000 to start ASAP.

In this role, you will design, develop, and optimise scalable, secure, cloud-based systems using Go (Golang), PostgreSQL, Redis, RabbitMQ, and Docker. You will contribute to architecture discussions, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and help ensure the delivery of reliable, high-quality features.

This is an excellent opportunity for an engineer who has proven experience in a previous Lead or Management position as you must be able to demonstrate the capabilites to steer projects & provide coaching.
Role and Responsibilities:

Design, develop, and maintain backend services using Go (Golang)
Build and manage messaging patterns and asynchronous workflows with Redis and RabbitMQ
Develop efficient, scalable database schemas and queries in PostgreSQL
Build clean, well-documented RESTful APIs and service integrations
Contribute to containerised environments using Docker and maintain cloud-native services on AWS
Participate in architecture discussions, CI/CD pipelines, and quality assurance processes
Mentor peers, share knowledge, and promote best practices in backend developmentSkills and Experience:

Solid experience in backend development roles
Strong proficiency in Go (Golang), including concurrency models and thread-safe coding
Proven experience with Redis (caching & Pub/Sub) and RabbitMQ (messaging)
Strong experience with PostgreSQL and libraries such as sqlx and gorm
Solid understanding of Docker and containerised development
Experience building RESTful APIs and integrating services
Desirable: AWS services (Lambda, EventBridge, SQS), microservices architecture, CI/CD tooling, event-driven systems