Senior Software Engineer (Go) - UK Faster Payments

Senior Software Engineer (Go) - UK Faster Payments

Full-Time 63000 - 77000 £ / year (est.) Working from home possible
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At a Glance

  • Tasks: Enhance critical infrastructure for top banks, processing millions of transactions daily.
  • Company: Join Form3, a leader in financial technology with a collaborative spirit.
  • Benefits: Enjoy remote work, competitive salary, and opportunities for professional growth.
  • Other info: Work in a dynamic team with excellent career advancement opportunities.
  • Why this job: Make a real impact on secure payment systems while working with cutting-edge tech.
  • Qualifications: Experience in Go, distributed systems, and a passion for clean code.

The predicted salary is between 63000 - 77000 £ per year.

Join to apply for the Senior Software Engineer (Go) – UK Faster Payments role at Form3. As a Senior Engineer in the UK Engineering Team, you’ll maintain and enhance mission‑critical infrastructure technology for the world’s most established banks and financial institutions.

Responsibilities

  • You’ll collaborate with a team of senior engineers, tackling secure processing of millions of transactions per day, driving operational excellence.
  • Own the end‑to‑end delivery process: problem exploration, solution development, and cross‑functional collaboration with Product, Customer Operations, and other functions.

Qualifications

  • Deep understanding of designing and building distributed systems.
  • Experience with Go and the right tool for the job mentality.
  • Familiarity with cloud, containerisation technologies, test automation, and CI/CD pipelines.
  • Interest in owning projects end‑to‑end and supporting them through production.
  • Appreciation of clean code and software engineering best practices.
  • Great communication skills and collaboration mindset.
  • Passion for mature products and improving them.
  • DevOps experience, specifically running applications in Kubernetes.
  • Experience with Prometheus and Grafana, building an observability model.
  • Debugging skills, exploring unknown environments.
  • Opportunities for internal tooling building.

Tools & Technologies

  • Code: Go, containerised microservices, open source.
  • Ways of working: Pair Programming, 100% remote, SecDevOps.

You’ll join a group of 6‑7 senior engineers led by a Lead Engineer.

Hiring Process

  • Stage 1: Screening Call with Talent Team.
  • Stage 2: Take‑home test.
  • Stage 3: Team interview.
  • Stage 4: Technical interview.
  • Additional interview stages may be added if necessary.

Senior Software Engineer (Go) - UK Faster Payments employer: Form3

At Form3, we pride ourselves on being an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work culture that fosters innovation and collaboration. Our commitment to employee growth is evident through continuous learning opportunities and the chance to work on cutting-edge cloud security projects in a vibrant tech environment. Located in a thriving hub for technology, we provide our team with unique advantages, including flexible working arrangements and a focus on work-life balance, making it a truly rewarding place to advance your career.

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Contact Details:

Form3 Recruitment Team

We think you need these skills to ace Senior Software Engineer (Go) - UK Faster Payments

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Distributed Systems Design
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Test Automation
CI/CD Pipelines
End-to-End Project Ownership