GoLang Engineer
German Banking Programme
UK Contract | Outside IR35
Start: Late January or February
Duration: 12–18 months
Rate: Around £400 per day
Location: Remote (UK based)
IR35: Outside IR35
A major German bank is building out a new engineering capability and has made a request for senior GoLang contractors to help form the core of the team.
This is a long-term, stable programme focused on building and scaling backend services used across critical banking platforms. The work is engineering-led, well scoped, and designed for contractors who want consistency rather than constant churn.
What you’ll be working on
Designing and building backend services using GoLang
Writing clean, performant concurrent code using goroutines and channels
Developing and maintaining RESTful and GraphQL APIs
Supporting TypeScript-based services where required
Working closely with other senior engineers as the team scales
Must have experience
Strong commercial experience with GoLang
Concurrency patterns, goroutines, channels, memory management
TypeScript experience with modern frameworks such as React, Angular, Node.js or NestJS
API design and backend service development
Experience using Go frameworks such as Gin or Echo
Nice to have
SQL and NoSQL databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Redis)
Cloud platforms (AWS, GCP or Azure)
Docker, Kubernetes and CI/CD pipelines
Testing tools such as Jest, Mocha or Go testing packages
Secure coding practices, OAuth, JWT, encryption
German language skills (desirable, not essential)
This role suits a senior contractor who enjoys backend engineering, clean systems and long-term delivery within a regulated environment.