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Cloud Golang Developers in United Kingdom







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We specialize in backend platforms, cloud-native services, and distributed systems.
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Software Engineer (Game Operations)
Engineered Go and gRPC microservices with Kafka-backed distributed pipelines supporting live workloads of up to 100,000 concurrent users. Refactored C# monoliths into cloud-native services across AWS, GCP, and Azure, with emphasis on reliability and observability.
- RabbitMQ event processing
- Redis-backed high-frequency data flows
- Terraform Kubernetes infrastructure
- Datadog, Prometheus, Grafana, and Jaeger monitoring
Software Engineer (Go / Rust)
Built Go and Rust services for live AI sign-language video, covering SRT and RTMP ingest through low-latency HLS and DASH delivery on AWS and Kubernetes. Implemented reconnectable ingest sessions, PCM audio extraction, AWS MediaLive relays, CMAF fragmented MP4, and synchronized manifests.
- Picture-in-picture live composition
- FFmpeg-based media processing
- CloudFront video distribution
- Terraform-managed streaming infrastructure
Lead Cloud Native Engineer
- Led migration of monolithic system to microservices architecture
- Built high-throughput data pipeline processing 1M+ events per second
- Designed and implemented real-time monitoring and alerting platform
Senior Software Engineer
Architected distributed systems for large-scale data processing in cloud environments. Spearheaded the development of an event-driven microservices architecture, optimizing real-time data flow. Innovated in database internals, enhancing query performance and reliability.
- Implemented serverless solutions on AWS for scalable applications
- Designed React-based interactive dashboards for complex data visualization
- Optimized C# backend services for high-frequency trading platforms
Senior Software Engineer
Expert in building enterprise-level applications using Golang and Java, with a focus on object-oriented design principles. Developed backend systems and APIs for large-scale transactional systems. Integrated modern front-end frameworks like React and Angular for seamless user interfaces.
- Designed fault-tolerant systems with Spring Boot
- Implemented caching strategies for improved application performance
- Developed test-driven development practices for software reliability
Lead Software Engineer
Designed Go services for an EV-charging platform covering authorization, billing, charging analytics, cost calculation, and financial reconciliation. Applied CQRS, transactional outbox, and event sourcing to scale transaction processing tenfold while maintaining 99.99% availability.
- Built AWS infrastructure with Terraform and Docker
- Delivered Java distributed systems for fintech workloads
- Implemented GitHub Actions deployment pipelines
- Architected public-sector and energy cloud platforms
Member of Technical Staff
Developed distributed microservices for high-traffic financial systems using Golang and Kubernetes. Architected a real-time analytics platform for processing large-scale data streams in AWS. Engineered a robust CI/CD pipeline leveraging Helm and Jsonnet for automated deployments.
- Optimized Rust-based backend for latency-sensitive trading applications
- Implemented Kubernetes operators for dynamic resource management
- Designed scalable cloud infrastructure with AWS CloudFormation
- Integrated service mesh for secure microservice communication
Senior Engineer (Engineering Lead)
Built game-server cloud infrastructure on GCP using GKE, Helm, Terraform, and CloudSQL, reducing operating costs by 30%. Designed an Ambassador/Envoy conditional-routing plugin that delivered requests at five times production load while consuming under 15% of the latency budget.
- Refactored Go APIs to make invalid error states unrepresentable
- Reduced production log errors by approximately 20%
- Optimized Jenkins workflows for non-engineering operators
- Implemented OpenTelemetry, Loki, Grafana, and Datadog observability
Senior Software Engineer
Developed scalable backend architectures integrating machine learning models for predictive analytics. Spearheaded Web3 development initiatives focusing on decentralized applications and blockchain technology.
- Optimized backend systems for high-load environments
- Implemented CI/CD pipelines for rapid deployment
- Engineered systems programming solutions for performance-critical applications
Staff Software Engineer
Helped establish a greenfield Go microservices platform by defining foundational services, data models, reusable packages, and architectural conventions. Built cloud-native backend components using gRPC, event-driven messaging, PostgreSQL optimization, and AWS-managed services.
- Implemented GraphQL APIs alongside REST interfaces
- Profiled Go services with pprof and Datadog APM
- Built GitOps delivery on EKS and Kubernetes
- Applied DynamoDB and Redis for low-latency access
Azure DevOps Engineer
Architected cloud-native microservices and event-driven platforms across AWS, Azure, and GCP using domain-driven design and infrastructure-as-code. Designed modular REST APIs and containerized deployments backed by SQL, NoSQL, and distributed messaging services.
- Provisioned infrastructure with Terraform and CloudFormation
- Operated workloads on Kubernetes and Docker
- Built pipelines with Jenkins and Ansible
- Used Elasticsearch, Logstash, and Kibana observability
Senior Software Engineer
Built concurrent Go services using goroutines, channels, gRPC, protocol buffers, and NATS for event-driven backend architectures. Implemented a zero-downtime ASP/MSSQL-to-Node.js/PostgreSQL migration for a platform serving more than 500,000 users, including a Go record-transformation service.
- Debugged race conditions with Go testing tools
- Implemented event transport with RabbitMQ and Kafka
- Applied profiling and performance tuning to services
- Secured APIs with JWT, OAuth2, RBAC, and TLS
Senior Golang Backend Engineer
Architected microservices for distributed systems, ensuring high availability with AWS. Engineered event-driven architectures utilizing Kafka for real-time data processing.
- Optimized PostgreSQL queries for large-scale data environments
- Led migration from monolithic to microservices architecture
- Implemented robust logging and monitoring solutions
Self Employed
Led the development of a real-time IoT data processing platform using Golang and Node.js, achieving high availability and fault tolerance. Spearheaded the creation of a scalable cloud-based infrastructure for a SaaS application.
- Implemented serverless architecture with AWS Lambda
- Developed custom plugins for data visualization tools
- Built a CI/CD pipeline for automated deployments
Senior Software Engineer
Developed a distributed ledger system leveraging Golang for high-frequency trading applications, optimizing transaction processing with a latency reduction of 20%. Spearheaded the design of a fault-tolerant microservices architecture for a cloud-based healthcare platform, ensuring high availability and scalability. Engineered a real-time analytics pipeline using Kafka and Golang, processing over 10 million events per day for a large-scale e-commerce platform.
- Integrated Golang with PostgreSQL for scalable database solutions
- Built a Kubernetes-based orchestration for microservices deployment
- Implemented CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and Docker
- Optimized memory management in high-load C++ applications