Go Developer

Contracting period: 6 months, with possibility to extend. Contract details: B2B/ PFA or SRL Location: EU/Remote We are looking for an experienced Go Developer to design, build, and operate high-performance backend services and APIs. In this role, you will work closely with product and platform teams to deliver resilient, secure, and observable systems, with a strong focus on code quality, automation, and operational excellence. Responsibilities Design and implement backend services and APIs in Go , following idiomatic Go patterns and clean/hexagonal architecture Develop and maintain RESTful APIs , including authentication, authorization, and service-to-service communication Work with messaging, caching, and storage systems Ensure reliable delivery through CI/CD pipelines Implement observability using structured logging, metrics, and distributed tracing Collaborate in an Agile environment, refining requirements with product owners Contribute to engineering standards, best practices, and technical documentation Requirements Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering , or a related field Minimum 5 years of professional software development experience Strong, hands-on experience building production-grade services in Go Go modules, tooling, idioms, and best practices Solid understanding of concurrency, synchronization, contexts, and error handling in Go Experience designing and maintaining APIs, including versioning and backward compatibility Practical experience with relational databases Experience with at least one messaging or streaming platform Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines and Infrastructure as Code Strong testing mindset using Gos testing toolkit (testing, httptest) and libraries such as testify Ability to break down complex problems and design simple, maintainable solutions Excellent communication skills with both technical and non-technical stakeholders Fluent English , written and spoken Nice to Have Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and managed services Knowledge of security best practices Exposure to event-driven architectures , streaming systems, caching strategies, and CQRS Familiarity with Domain-Driven Design (DDD) and clean/hexagonal architecture Background in regulated industries (e.g. insurance, financial services)