Skills

Creativity Go Rust CI/CD DevOps Test Problem-solving Azure AWS cloud platforms C++ GCP Terraform Prometheus Grafana Infrastructure as Code Microservices

Job Specifications

Senior Golang Software Engineer is required to design and deliver robust, scalable cloud Back End services in Go/Golang for an innovative European consumer technology scale-up building high-end cloud platforms that enhance user experience across productivity-focused electronic devices for millions of customers.

This role sits within a modern, Golang-first engineering environment (Go, GCP, Terraform) with minimal legacy, offering genuine influence over future-proof system design.

Salary: £80,000-£95,000 + benefits (30 days' holiday). Location: Hybrid 2/3 days per week in the London Paddington area.

Key skills required for the Senior Go Software Engineer
Strong commercial experience with Go, building and maintaining scalable cloud Back End services/Microservices
Experience of working on production Golang systems
Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (GCP strongly preferred; AWS or Azure also valuable)
Solid grounding in software design, clean code, CI/CD, system robustness and scalability
Experience with observability tooling such as Grafana, Prometheus, logging, metrics and tracing
Infrastructure as Code experience (eg Terraform) - this is not a DevOps role
Understanding of lower-level languages such as C++ or Rust
Experience designing scalable APIs and working within multi-tenant architectures
Background in software engineering with a relevant technical degree
Ability to take end-to-end ownership with a pragmatic, problem-solving mindset
Collaborative, analytical, and comfortable working cross-functionally
Professional written and spoken EnglishWhat you'll do as a Senior Go Software Engineer
Design, develop and test cloud-native Back End services using Go
Build and optimise resilient APIs and frameworks for multi-tenant environments
Deploy, monitor and operate services on GCP using modern CI/CD practices
Explore AI-driven opportunities within the cloud strategy, including optimisation of existing models
Design data pipelines and IAM policies supporting petabyte-scale datasets
Collaborate closely with embedded, product, design and content teams
Champion continuous improvement, raising engineering standards and code qualityWhy this role?
Join a mission-driven consumer technology innovator focused on creativity and productivity
Be part of a large, European Golang-focused cloud engineering group working at scale
Work with a clean, modern codebase and minimal technical debt
Collaborate with highly skilled engineers and product specialists
A culture that values focus, craftsmanship and technical excellence
Generous benefits including additional leave, wellness initiatives, premium insurance and regular team events (including some European travel)
A supportive environment with scope to influence both technical strategy and product evolutionOpus Resourcing acts as an employment agency with respect to permanent employment.

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About the Company

For over 18 years, Opus Resourcing has cemented its place as a market-leading boutique technology recruitment consultancy by partnering tech talent with world-leading technology businesses. From start-ups and scale-ups to large-scale technology businesses, we specialise in permanent and contract tech recruitment. We work across a wide range of sectors from digital consultancy, eCommerce, including luxury eCommerce, to fin-tech, green energy tech, and most things in between including SaaS software, and video collaboration.... Know more