Software Engineer – Golang – Long Term Contract
- , , united kingdom, United Kingdom
- Contract
- £83 - £124 Per Hour
Job Description
Software Engineer – Golang – Long Term Contract –
Dan Dorrington
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Contract
UK
Posted On :
March 3, 2026
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Location: Burgess Hill, Sussex, UK
Job Type: Contract
Length: 12 months + extensions (long term, muli-year project)
Working setup: 3 days per week onsite / 2 day Remote
Talent-Relay have partnered with a global player in the financial services sector to urgently on-board an experienced Golang Engineer / Go Developer into a project team.
Successful candidate will join the team on an initial 6-month contract with extension highly likely.
The successful Golang Engineer / Go Developer will help develop innovative solutions for the client’s customer platform and will be involved in design system solutions, building modern microservices-based applications while collaborating closely with development teams and SREs.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design, develop, and modify custom applications.
- Create and test resilient software, focusing on high-volume REST APIs.
- Drive migration from legacy systems to microservices architecture.
- Partner with teams across development, QA, and production support.
Required Skills:
- Solid experience with Golang, Git, REST Web Services, Jenkins, NoSQL, PostgreSQL
- Experience in application design, Agile development, and CI/CD tools.
- Experience of messaging service (ideally Kafka / RabbitMQ)
- Understanding of BDD / TDD
- Strong problem-solving, analytical skills, and a desire to learn new technologies.
Preferred:
- Experience with Docker, Kubernetes.
- Experience with open-source contributions.