Golang Engineer

Golang Engineer (Contract) – Financial Services Location: London (Hybrid) Contract Length: 6 Months We are seeking an experienced Golang Engineer to join a leading financial services organisation on an initial 6-month contract. This is a hybrid role based in London, offering the opportunity to work on high-impact systems within a fast-paced fintech environment. Key Responsibilities Design, build, and maintain scalable backend services using Golang Contribute to the development of robust microservices architectures in a production environment Develop high-performance systems capable of handling large-scale transaction processing Implement and maintain event-driven systems using modern messaging technologies Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver reliable and secure financial platforms Support deployment and operation of services in containerised environments Required Skills & Experience Strong commercial experience building backend services with Golang (PHP experience is a plus) Proven track record designing and operating microservices architectures, ideally within fintech or payments Solid understanding of concurrent and distributed systems Experience with event-driven architecture and messaging systems (e.g.

Kafka, RabbitMQ) Strong knowledge of both relational and NoSQL databases (e.g. PostgreSQL, MongoDB, BigQuery) Hands-on experience with Docker and Kubernetes Desirable Experience working in financial services or regulated environments Familiarity with high-throughput, low-latency systems What’s on Offer Competitive day rate Hybrid working model (London-based) Opportunity to work on cutting-edge financial systems