Location: Manchester / hybrid or UK remote Salary: Permanent: £90,000 – £130,000 + equity and benefits. Contract: competitive day rate Type: Permanent or contract Our client, a scaling technology business running high-volume systems across the UK and Europe, needs a senior Go engineer to help shape its platform. A hands-on role with real influence over architecture and standards. What you'll do: - Lead the design and build of distributed backend systems in Go - Evolve the cloud platform: Kubernetes, infrastructure as code and CI/CD - Own reliability through strong observability, metrics, alerting and incident follow-up - Make services fast, scalable and secure under real production load - Mentor engineers, lead code reviews and raise the technical bar - Shape architecture decisions alongside product and engineering leadership What you'll bring: - Several years of backend engineering, with strong production Go - Deep experience of distributed systems and concurrency - Kubernetes and containers in production - AWS or GCP, plus Terraform or similar - Messaging such as Kafka; databases such as PostgreSQL - gRPC, Prometheus/Grafana or a fintech/payments background a plus - Experience mentoring or leading other engineers Benefits: Equity, bonus, pension and private healthcare (permanent roles). Apply via Eclipse: click Apply to send us your CV. Eclipse Total Solutions, IT recruitment specialists
Senior Go Engineer – Cloud Platform / Distributed Systems in Manchester employer: Eclipse IT Recruitment
Join a forward-thinking recruitment consultancy that leverages AI to streamline processes, allowing you to focus on building meaningful relationships with clients and candidates. With a culture that promotes autonomy and rapid career advancement, you'll have the opportunity to shape the future of the business while enjoying modern tools, transparent commission structures, and a supportive environment for personal growth. Located in a dynamic setting, this role offers a unique chance to be part of an innovative team that values your insights and contributions.
