Job Description
Lead GO EngineerOur 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 Back End 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 Back End development
Skills and Experience:
* Solid experience in Back End 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