Senior Software Developer (Go)

We are seeking an experienced Senior GO Developer to join our team in building and maintianing a set of microservices to support financial services use cases. As a Senior GO Developer, you will be responsible for designing, implementing and maintaining highly scalable and reliable microservices, while also ensuring that they are integrated with Kafka for seamless communication between services.

There is an expectation you will attend our Churchill Place, Canary Wharf office, up to 3 days each week.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and implement highly scalable and reliable services in GO language
• Collaborate with team members to develop efficient and elegant solutions to complex problems
• Work with Kafka for messaging and ensure that services are integrated with it
• Ensure that all microservices are highly available and fault-tolerant
• Write high-quality and well-documented code
• Ensure that code is tested, reviewed and deployed in a timely and efficient manner
• Continuously improve the performance and scalability of the microservices

Key Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or a related field
• At least 5 years of professional experience in software development, with at least 3 years in GO language
• Experience with Kafka as a messaging system
• Strong understanding of microservice architecture, GraphQL and RESTful API design and development
• Experience with containerisation technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes
• Experience with databases such as PostgreSQL, MySQL, and MongoDB
• Experience with version control systems such as Github or Gitlab
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work independently
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills