Software Engineer (Golang)

TL;DR

Software Engineer (Golang): Building and optimizing high-performance backend systems for critical public services with an accent on scalability, reliability, and maintainability. Focus on driving technical decisions, implementing microservices architectures, and ensuring system efficiency under growing traffic demands.

Company

hirify.global is a software company that provides critical services to over 5,000 public bodies across various sectors globally.

What you will do

• Develop large-scale backend systems focusing on performance, reliability, and maintainability.
• Drive technical decisions and own complex system components.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify system requirements and develop technical solutions.
• Develop API-based interfaces, ensuring high quality standards and compliance.
• Participate in code reviews and improve engineering output.
• Implement continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines.
• Stay up-to-date with latest features, libraries, and best practices to drive innovation.

Requirements

• Proficiency in writing high-quality, readable, and maintainable code using Golang.
• Experience designing and developing RESTful APIs, microservices architectures, and event-driven systems.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform).
• Experience with Agile development methodologies (Scrum, Kanban).
• Experience working with relational databases, caching layers, and messaging queues.
• Proven experience of testing principles and practices.

Nice to have

• Experience with monolithic legacy applications and microservices.
• Knowledge of observability practices (logging, metrics, tracing) and monitoring tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana).
• Understanding of cloud security best practices, including IAM policies and secret management.

Culture & Benefits

• 25 Days Annual Leave + bank holidays with option to buy up to 10 extra days.
• Up to 3 extra Days of Difference for volunteering.
• 5% employer match for pension contributions.
• Income Protection up to 75% salary cover for long-term illness and Life Assurance (4x salary tax-free).
• Critical Illness Cover (£25,000 lump sum).
• Private Medical Insurance, Health Cash Plan, and Dental Insurance.
• Access to Affinity Groups and Bounty Bonus for referrals.