Go / Golang Developer / Development Lead

Our client, a growing technology organisation that serves the igaming industry with a range of software-based products, is looking to recruit the services of a hands-on Golang Developer/Lead Developer to join their team on a permanent basis. The role can be based remotely, from anywhere in the UK.

Key Responsibilities will include:

• The definition, creation and evolution of software solutions, derived directly from
• understanding first-hand the requirements from stakeholders.
• Interfacing directly with senior client stakeholders, acting as a point of escalation /
• contact for relevant clients.
• Overseeing and executing its implementation within a team of 5 - 15 engineers, Project
• Managers etc.
• The translation of business requirements into technical requirements, supporting their
• turning into a comprehensive backlog of Jira tasks.
• Creation of overarching development architecture and roadmap as well as
• comprehensive, well maintained documentation.

Required skills/experience:

The post holder will be an experienced Lead Developer/Software Engineer with proven Go/Golang development experience. Someone who is passionate about creating modern, scalable and robust solutions using technologies including: Go (Golang), Apache Kafka, open source relational databases such as Postgres, open source real-time data processing engines, e.g. Kafka, and Cloud-based infrastructure utilising containerisation and modern development practices, e.g. Ansible, Terraform, Docker, Kubernetes.

Other required skills:

• Event-driven philosophy. experience interfacing autonomously with clients.
• Enjoys the translation of business requirements into thought-through, flexible solutions and architectures.
• Has strong soft skills and enjoys building rapport with clients, both written and verbal
• Agile experience
• Spanish language skills are considered favourably (but not essential).

Please apply with your CV in the first instance for more information on this exciting opportunity.