Senior Go Lang Developer

Role Title: Senior GoLang Developer

📍 Location: Brighton, Burgess Hill, or London

🕒 Contract Duration: 12 months
🏢 Work Model: Hybrid – 3 days from office/week

Experience Requirements

Mandatory: 4+ years of experience in Golang, Kubernetes, Docker

Total experience: 5+ years

Core Skills (Required)

Strong development experience in Golang

Kubernetes

Docker

Good to have skills: Python, exposure to GCP, REST API, Kafka, and NoSQL databases (PostgreSQL, Couchbase, Cassandra)

Detailed Job Description

Qualifications & Background:

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

6+ years of experience in Golang development stack

Experience in application design, software development, and testing, preferably in an Agile environment

Solid understanding of test-driven development (unit, component, functional, system integration, regression tests)

Experience working with Git in small to medium-sized teams

Experience designing and developing REST APIs for high-volume clients

Experience with container and orchestration technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes

Comfortable with back-end microservice architecture, including REST and asynchronous messaging services (Kafka, RabbitMQ)

Experience with relational and NoSQL databases (PostgreSQL, Couchbase, Cassandra) is a plus

Experience with CI/CD tools (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, GitLab CI) and automated build/test frameworks is a plus

Familiarity with Atlassian tools (JIRA, Confluence) is a plus

Key Competencies & Attributes:

Hunger to learn new technologies and translate them into working software

Ability to develop unique, outside-the-box ideas

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

Willingness to take risks, experiment, and share fresh perspectives

Aptitude for learning and applying programming concepts

Effective communication skills with internal and external stakeholders

✅ Summary:
This role is ideal for a proactive and experienced GoLang developer with a solid background in Kubernetes and Docker, capable of designing and implementing scalable, high-volume applications while contributing innovative ideas to the team.