Back End Developer
Ocho, Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Senior Golang Backend Engineer – Exciting NEW FDI
About the Company
Our client is a fast‑growing SaaS organisation specialising in AI‑driven automation and large‑scale enterprise software quality platforms. Their technology helps global companies accelerate delivery, improve reliability, and automate complex application workflows. With strong backing and a rapidly expanding engineering team, they offer a high‑impact environment for backend engineers who enjoy solving performance, scaling, and distributed systems challenges.
The Role
This position is ideal for experienced Golang engineers who enjoy building highly performant backend services in a modern cloud environment. You will lead technical initiatives, drive architectural decisions, and help shape a platform designed to handle large‑scale automation workloads used across major enterprise systems.
Key Responsibilities
* Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend services built in Go.
* Lead internal and customer‑facing engineering projects, ensuring high‑quality and timely delivery.
* Own backend architecture, contributing to decisions that enhance reliability, maintainability, and long‑term scalability.
* Identify performance bottlenecks, analyse system metrics, and continuously optimise backend systems.
* Provide mentorship and promote engineering best practices across the team.
Essential Criteria
* 6-10+ years of professional software engineering experience.
* Ideally 3+ years of production‑level Golang development.
* Experience working with cloud platforms (GCP preferred) and containerised environments such as Docker/Kubernetes.
* Strong understanding of backend security, distributed systems, scalability patterns, and performance optimisation.
Why Join
* Build high‑impact backend services for an AI‑driven enterprise platform used by global brands.
* Strong ownership of architecture, with influence across product and engineering decisions.
* Work in a modern cloud‑native environment with Golang, distributed systems, and performance‑focused engineering.
* Fully remote role with a collaborative engineering culture.
* Competitive package with significant room for progression.
How to Apply
If you believe you meet the criteria for this role and are excited about the opportunity, please apply via the link. Alternatively, reach out to Phil Gamble directly for an informal chat via LinkedIn or WhatsApp.
About Phil Gamble
Phil Gamble has over 20 years of experience recruiting in global software engineering markets, delivering high‑quality technical hires for scaling organisations. His relationship‑driven approach ensures candidates are supported throughout the entire process.
Testimonials
* “I cannot recommend Phil and Ocho enough…Phil is a professional who does not treat his candidates as resources…”
* “Phil was by far the best recruiter I have ever dealt with…I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend Phil to my friends or colleagues.”
* “Phil has helped me find new roles more than once…he takes the time to understand what I’m looking for…”
Seniority Level
Mid‑Senior level
Employment Type
Full‑time
Job Function
Information Technology
Industries
Software Development
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