Senior Platform Engineer (Golang)
Posted 7 days ago by Levy Global
Negotiable
Inside
Hybrid
London Area, United Kingdom
Summary: The Senior Platform Engineer (Golang) role involves hands-on development and automation of a next-generation infrastructure platform for a greenfield project. The position requires expertise in platform engineering and Golang development, covering the full lifecycle from design to operational enablement. The engineer will collaborate with cross-functional teams in a fast-paced environment while maintaining technical ownership. This contract position is classified as inside IR35 and is based in London with hybrid working arrangements.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design, build, and operate automated platform infrastructure using Terraform, Ansible, and other IaC tools.
- Develop and maintain Golang-based automation workflows for infrastructure and orchestration.
- Write production-grade, testable Go code for tooling and integrations.
- Implement and enhance CI/CD pipelines to accelerate platform delivery.
- Troubleshoot and optimize workflows across hardware, networking, and orchestration layers.
- Drive improvements in reliability, scalability, and performance of platform services.
- Collaborate with distributed teams while working independently to deliver production-ready outcomes.
Key Skills:
- Proven experience as a Platform Engineer, DevOps Engineer, or SRE in Linux-based environments.
- Expert-level, hands-on Golang experience (this is a must-have).
- Strong background in Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible) and automation tooling.
- Deep understanding of APIs, concurrency, and distributed systems.
- Experience building automated provisioning workflows and CI/CD pipelines.
- Ability to quickly onboard, understand existing systems, and deliver autonomously in a fast-moving setup.
- Familiarity with OpenStack Ironic SDK or bare-metal provisioning workflows (nice to have).
- Exposure to Vault, GitLab CI/CD, and workflow orchestration tools (Temporal or Cadence) (nice to have).
- Experience with containerization (Docker/Podman) and Kubernetes (nice to have).
- Understanding of monitoring, alerting, and operational enablement best practices (nice to have).
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: London
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Senior Platform Engineer (Golang) – Contract Inside IR35/ London Hybrid
We’re seeking a hands-on Senior Platform Engineer (Golang) to join our client and work on an exciting greenfield project. You’ll play a key role in building and automating a next-generation infrastructure platform — combining deep platform engineering expertise with strong Golang development skills. This role spans the full platform lifecycle, from infrastructure design and automation to workflow development, integration, and operational enablement. You’ll work in a fast-paced, highly automated environment, collaborating with cross-functional teams while maintaining a high degree of technical ownership.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, build, and operate automated platform infrastructure using Terraform , Ansible , and other IaC tools.
- Develop and maintain Golang-based automation workflows for infrastructure and orchestration.
- Write production-grade, testable Go code for tooling and integrations.
- Implement and enhance CI/CD pipelines to accelerate platform delivery.
- Troubleshoot and optimize workflows across hardware, networking, and orchestration layers.
- Drive improvements in reliability, scalability, and performance of platform services.
- Collaborate with distributed teams while working independently to deliver production-ready outcomes.
What You’ll Bring
- Proven experience as a Platform Engineer, DevOps Engineer, or SRE in Linux-based environments.
- Expert-level, hands-on Golang experience (this is a must-have).
- Strong background in Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible) and automation tooling.
- Deep understanding of APIs, concurrency, and distributed systems .
- Experience building automated provisioning workflows and CI/CD pipelines.
- Ability to quickly onboard, understand existing systems , and deliver autonomously in a fast-moving setup.
- Nice to Have
- Familiarity with OpenStack Ironic SDK or bare-metal provisioning workflows.
- Exposure to Vault , GitLab CI/CD , and workflow orchestration tools (Temporal or Cadence).
- Experience with containerization (Docker/Podman) and Kubernetes .
- Understanding of monitoring, alerting , and operational enablement best practices.