Backend Golang Developer

Job Title: Backend Golang Developer
Location: Bristol (Hybrid 2 days in-office)
Type: Permanent
Salary: Competitive + Bonus + Share Scheme + Benefits

Join one of the UKs most innovative digital companies as a Backend Golang Developer. This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced or aspiring Back End Developer who wants to design scalable, secure, and high-performance backend systems using Go (Golang).

You'll work with a collaborative tech team to build products that power user experience across platforms like Twitch, YouTube, and TikTok. This is your chance to own features from code to cloud, while learning new tools and pushing your engineering skills forward.

What You'll Do

• Design and develop robust backend applications using Go / Golang
• Build scalable APIs and data pipelines integrating with multiple platforms
• Write clean, well-documented code with strong testing practices
• Collaborate in agile sprints to deliver high-quality features and improvements
• Develop and manage CI/CD pipelines and deployment using tools like GitHub Actions
• Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) with Terraform
• Maintain high system reliability, security, and performance
• Support cloud deployments using GCP
• Contribute to frontend code (Svelte, TailwindCSS) if interested training provided
• Participate in code reviews, system documentation, and architecture discussions

Key Skills and Experience

Required:

• Experience with Go / Golang (commercial or personal projects)
• Strong knowledge of REST APIs, SQL / PostgreSQL, RDBMS, and NoSQL
• Cloud knowledge ideally Google Cloud Platform, or AWS/Azure
• Familiar with agile development, version control, and dev standards
• Confident writing maintainable, scalable, and production-ready code

Desirable:

• CI/CD pipeline experience (GitHub Actions preferred)
• Experience with microservices, Kubernetes, or serverless architectures
• Infrastructure automation using Terraform
• Frontend experience with JavaScript, TypeScript, or frameworks like Svelte, React, or Vue
• Understanding of gRPC and distributed systems
• Interest in full-stack development or DevOps tasks

Whats In It for You

• Be part of an ambitious and supportive engineering culture
• Solve real-world technical challenges in a product-led environment
• Career development and exposure to leading technologies
• Flexible hybrid working 2 days in a fun central waterside Bristol office
• Generous benefits including:
• Bonus scheme and profit sharing
• Share options
• Company pension
• Wellness programme
• Sick pay and flexitime
• Regular company events

If youre a Backend Developer ready to level up with Golang, cloud technologies, and real-world impact, wed love to hear from you.

Apply now to be part of a company where innovation, growth, and collaboration drive everything we do.