Python/Golang Engineer

Python/Golang Engineer

Posted 7 days ago by Square One Resources

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£540 Per day
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Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
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Amazon Web Services (AWS) Application Programming Interface (API) Auditing Standards AWS Identity And Access Management (IAM) AWS Key Management Service (KMS) Banking Change Management Cloud Computing Cloud Technology Containerisation Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery Database Schema DevOps Docker (Software) External Auditing Finance Financial Services Gitlab Go (Programming Language) golang Infrastructure as Code (IaC) Jenkins Liquibase Management Microsoft 365 PostgreSQL Python (Programming Language) RESTful API Root Cause Analysis Terraform Version Control

Summary: The role of Python/Golang Engineer involves designing, developing, and maintaining backend REST API services and frontend clients using Python, Golang, and AWS. The position requires collaboration with Architecture and DevOps teams to enhance product capabilities while ensuring compliance and security standards are met. This contract role is based in Birmingham and is expected to last until the end of the year. The ideal candidate should have strong experience in large-scale distributed systems and cloud-native services.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Design, develop and maintain highly available, secure, and performant backend REST API services along with frontend client using Python, Golang, Docker and Cloud-Native services.
  • Implement and manage database schema changes using Liquibase, ensuring alignment with compliance and audit standards.
  • Collaborate closely with Architecture and DevOps teams to enhance, maintain Product capabilities/features.
  • Perform root cause analysis and implement solutions for incidents and performance bottlenecks.

Key Skills:

  • Strong development experience with a strong focus on large-scale, distributed systems.
  • Proficient in Python, Golang and PostgreSQL.
  • Experience with Liquibase or similar tools for database change management and version control.
  • Hands-on experience with AWS, including cloud-native services, storage, IAM, and KMS.
  • Familiarity with DevOps practices, including Infrastructure as Code (e.g., Terraform), CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI) and containerization.
  • Strong understanding of security principles in cloud and enterprise systems.
  • Familiarity with audit and compliance considerations in regulated industries, particularly finance or banking.
  • Excellent written and spoken communication skills; an ability to communicate with impact, ensuring complex information is articulated in a meaningful way to wide and varied audiences.
  • A successful track record of delivering complex projects and/or programmes, using appropriate techniques and tools to ensure and measure success.

Salary (Rate): £540 per day

City: Birmingham

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: undetermined

IR35 Status: inside IR35

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: IT

Detailed Description From Employer:

Job Title: Python/Golang Engineer with AWS

Location: Sheffield/Birmingham/Edinburgh - 3 days per week

Salary/Rate: Up to £540 per day inside IR35

Start Date: 20/10/2025

Job Type: Contract

Company Introduction

We have an exciting opportunity now available with one of our sector-leading financial services clients! They are currently looking for a skilled Python and Golang Engineer to join their team for an initial contract until the end of the year.

Job Responsibilities/Objectives

  • Design, develop and maintain highly available, secure, and performant backend REST API services along with frontend client using Python, Golang, Docker and Cloud-Native services.
  • Implement and manage database schema changes using Liquibase, ensuring alignment with compliance and audit standards.
  • Collaborate closely with Architecture and DevOps teams to enhance, maintain Product capabilities/features.
  • Perform root cause analysis and implement solutions for incidents and performance bottlenecks.

Required Skills/Experience

The ideal candidate will have the following:

  • Strong development experience with a strong focus on large-scale, distributed systems.
  • Proficient in Python, Golang and PostgreSQL.
  • Experience with Liquibase or similar tools for database change management and version control.
  • Hands-on experience with AWS, including cloud-native services, storage, IAM, and KMS.
  • Familiarity with DevOps practices, including Infrastructure as Code (e.g., Terraform), CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI) and containerization.
  • Strong understanding of security principles in cloud and enterprise systems.
  • Familiarity with audit and compliance considerations in regulated industries, particularly finance or banking.
  • Excellent written and spoken communication skills; an ability to communicate with impact, ensuring complex information is articulated in a meaningful way to wide and varied audiences.
  • A successful track record of delivering complex projects and/or programmes, using appropriate techniques and tools to ensure and measure success.

If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply now with your updated CV in Microsoft Word/PDF format.

Disclaimer

Notwithstanding any guidelines given to level of experience sought, we will consider candidates from outside this range if they can demonstrate the necessary competencies. Square One is acting as both an employment agency and an employment business, and is an equal opportunities recruitment business. Square One embraces diversity and will treat everyone equally. Please see our website for our full diversity statement.

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