Full Stack Engineer (Golang + React)

Full Stack Engineer (Golang + React)

Posted 2 weeks ago by Montash

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Summary: This role is for a Lead Full Stack Engineer specializing in Golang and React, focused on developing a next-generation SaaS platform for a UK-based organization in the payments and financial services sector. The position requires a hands-on principal engineer to lead technical direction, mentor a growing team, and make key architectural decisions. The engagement is expected to last 4-6 months initially, with the possibility of extension. The role is classified as outside IR35 and is remote-first with team meetings during the initial month.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Own technical design and delivery across the React/Vite front end and Golang back end.
  • Define module boundaries, API contracts, state-management patterns and service architecture.
  • Establish best practices for Golang service design, error handling, concurrency and dependency management.
  • Lead design reviews, approve pull requests and act as the escalation point for technical blockers.
  • Set standards across TypeScript, React component architecture, Vite configuration, testing and code quality.
  • Design and maintain CI/CD pipelines covering front-end builds, Golang services, containerisation and cloud deployment.
  • Collaborate with architecture, cloud, product, UX and data science teams to integrate AI/ML models into the platform.
  • Provide technical governance, engineering assurance and risk management across delivery phases.

Key Skills:

  • 5+ years of full stack engineering experience, with recent production delivery using TypeScript, React and Golang.
  • Strong React experience, including hooks, context, performance optimisation and modern build tooling.
  • Hands-on experience with Vite or similar modern bundlers.
  • Strong Golang skills, including microservice design, goroutines, channels, HTTP middleware and Go modules.
  • Experience designing or delivering multi-tenant, API-first SaaS platforms.
  • Cloud-native engineering experience across AWS, Azure or GCP.
  • Strong understanding of REST, gRPC, CI/CD, containerisation, automated testing and engineering best practices.
  • Experience leading engineering squads, mentoring developers and setting technical direction.
  • Practical knowledge of Open Banking, PSD2, payment flows or financial services integrations.

Salary (Rate): undetermined

City: undetermined

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: remote

IR35 Status: outside IR35

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: IT

Detailed Description From Employer:

Lead Full Stack Engineer (Golang, React) Location: Remote first, with team meets expected during initial month Engagement: 4-6 months contract initially, extendable Level: Principal Engineer Core Stack: TypeScript, React, Vite, Golang Outside IR35 Role Overview We are supporting a confidential UK-based organisation building a next-generation SaaS platform within payments and financial services. This is a hands-on principal engineering role for a senior full stack engineer who can lead technical direction across a modern TypeScript, React and Vite front end, alongside a Golang microservices back end. You will own architecture decisions, set engineering standards, and mentor a growing engineering squad from proof of concept through to pilot and future delivery phases.

  • Key Responsibilities
  • Own technical design and delivery across the React/Vite front end and Golang back end.
  • Define module boundaries, API contracts, state-management patterns and service architecture.
  • Establish best practices for Golang service design, error handling, concurrency and dependency management.
  • Lead design reviews, approve pull requests and act as the escalation point for technical blockers.
  • Set standards across TypeScript, React component architecture, Vite configuration, testing and code quality.
  • Design and maintain CI/CD pipelines covering front-end builds, Golang services, containerisation and cloud deployment.
  • Collaborate with architecture, cloud, product, UX and data science teams to integrate AI/ML models into the platform.
  • Provide technical governance, engineering assurance and risk management across delivery phases.
  • Required Skills and Experience
  • 5+ years of full stack engineering experience, with recent production delivery using TypeScript, React and Golang.
  • Strong React experience, including hooks, context, performance optimisation and modern build tooling.
  • Hands-on experience with Vite or similar modern bundlers.
  • Strong Golang skills, including microservice design, goroutines, channels, HTTP middleware and Go modules.
  • Experience designing or delivering multi-tenant, API-first SaaS platforms.
  • Cloud-native engineering experience across AWS, Azure or GCP.
  • Strong understanding of REST, gRPC, CI/CD, containerisation, automated testing and engineering best practices.
  • Experience leading engineering squads, mentoring developers and setting technical direction.
  • Practical knowledge of Open Banking, PSD2, payment flows or financial services integrations.

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