Golang Developer
Posted 1 week ago by X4 Technology
£80 Per hour
Outside
Remote
United Kingdom
Summary: The Golang Developer role is a contract position focused on building APIs, services, and backend components using Go. The developer will be responsible for implementing various communication protocols and optimizing code for performance while working in a collaborative and agile environment. The position requires extensive experience in programming and cloud technologies, with a strong emphasis on clean coding practices and system maintenance. The role is remote and offers a competitive day rate outside of IR35 regulations.
Key Responsibilities:
- Build APIs, services, and backend components using Go.
- Implement REST, gRPC, GraphQL, or event-driven systems.
- Write clean, idiomatic, and efficient Go code.
- Use Go’s concurrency primitives (goroutines, channels) effectively.
- Optimize code for speed, memory efficiency, and low latency.
- Perform benchmarking and profiling.
- Design and maintain microservices architectures.
- Implement service communication, load balancing, and observability.
- Work with message queues (e.g., Kafka, NATS, RabbitMQ).
- Deploy applications to cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure).
- Use containerization tools (Docker) and orchestrators (Kubernetes).
- Implement CI/CD pipelines.
- Database Management.
- Testing & Quality Assurance.
- System Monitoring & Maintenance.
- Collaboration & Agile Workflow.
Key Skills:
- Provable proficiency in Go programming.
- Cloud experience - multi cloud would be advantageous.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Minimum of 8 - 10 years experience working in programming or information technology.
- Attention to detail.
- Knowledge in Java or Python is recommended.
- Portfolio of work with examples that showcase technical skill.
- Strong analytical skills.
- Time management and organizational skills.
- Knowledge of Go templating, common frameworks, and tools.
- Experience working with a team.
Salary (Rate): £80.00/hr
City: undetermined
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: remote
IR35 Status: outside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Job Title: Golang Developer
Job Type: Contract
Location: UK Remote
Day Rate: £550/day (Outside IR35)
Contract Length: 6 Months
Golang Developer - Role & Responsibilities
- Build APIs, services, and backend components using Go.
- Implement REST, gRPC, GraphQL, or event-driven systems.
- Write clean, idiomatic, and efficient Go code.
- Use Go’s concurrency primitives (goroutines, channels) effectively.
- Optimize code for speed, memory efficiency, and low latency.
- Perform benchmarking and profiling.
- Design and maintain microservices architectures.
- Implement service communication, load balancing, and observability.
- Work with message queues (e.g., Kafka, NATS, RabbitMQ).
- Deploy applications to cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure).
- Use containerization tools (Docker) and orchestrators (Kubernetes).
- Implement CI/CD pipelines.
- Database Management
- Testing & Quality Assurance
- System Monitoring & Maintenance
- Collaboration & Agile Workflow
Golang Developer - Required Experience
- Provable proficiency in Go programming
- Cloud experience - multi cloud would be advantageous
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Minimum of 8 - 10 years experience working in programming or information technology
- Attention to detail
- Knowledge in Java or Python is recommended
- Portfolio of work with examples that showcase technical skill
- Strong analytical skills
- Time management and organizational skills
- Knowledge of Go templating, common frameworks, and tools
- Experience working with a team
Interviews: December 2025
Start Date: January 2026