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JQ-1381 Lead Recently added

Senior Golang Backend Engineer

United Kingdom
10 years
Remote
Employee / Freelancer

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
GolangMicroservices ArchitectureDistributed SystemsKafkaPostgreSQLAWS
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JW-4945 Principal Recently added

Technical Consultant

United Kingdom
30 years
Remote
Employee / Freelancer

Designed and implemented high-performance XML processing systems for large-scale data transformations. Specialized in SQL-based systems for enterprise-level data management solutions. Developed custom Linux kernel modules for optimized network performance.

  • Architected XML Schema validation for financial data exchanges
  • Optimized database queries for improved transaction throughput
  • Implemented XSLT transformations for dynamic content rendering
LinuxGolangXMLXSLTXML SchemaSQL
Interviewing now £120k-140k/yr
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#HIRED Lead Recently hired

Senior Go Engineer

United Kingdom
10 years
Hybrid
Employee
Experienced software engineer with strong background in distributed systems and cloud-native architecture. Proven track record delivering production systems at scale. Skilled in designing fault-tolerant services, optimising CI/CD pipelines, and mentoring junior developers across cross-functional teams.
  • 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
GoDockerKafkaRedisAWSPrometheusKubernetesgRPC
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AC-5744 Senior

Full Stack Software Engineer

United Kingdom
13 years
Flexible
Employee / Freelancer

Architected full-stack solutions using Go for high-traffic web applications, ensuring seamless integration between backend services and front-end interfaces. Led database optimization projects, improving query efficiency in SQL-driven systems.

  • Developed complex UI components with React for dynamic dashboards
  • Migrated legacy PHP applications to scalable Node.js services
  • Enhanced performance of SQL databases through advanced indexing
GoGolangSQLPHPNode.jsReact
Interviewing now $60k-80k/yr
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EF-3662 Principal

Senior Software Engineer

United Kingdom
15 years
Flexible
Employee / Freelancer

Expert in developing VoIP solutions with SIP and RTP protocols in C/C++. Engineered scalable communication platforms supporting thousands of concurrent connections. Integrated Golang for backend services enhancing protocol handling efficiency.

  • Optimized RTP stack for low-latency audio streaming
  • Designed SIP-based call routing algorithms
  • Enhanced VoIP security features with encryption protocols
GolangCC++VoIPSIPRTP
Available in 2 weeks £80k-120k/yr
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HK-3314 Lead

Self Employed

United Kingdom
21 years
Remote
Freelancer

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
GolangNode.jsTypeScriptJavaScriptPHPPython
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NS-6760 Lead

Senior Software Engineer

United Kingdom
24 years
Remote
Employee / Freelancer

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
AWSGolangReactTypeScriptC#Java
Available in 2 months £75k-85k/yr
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JG-6289 Lead

Senior Backend Engineer (Squad Technical Lead)

United Kingdom
10 years
Flexible
Employee / Freelancer

Designed distributed systems with a focus on event-driven architectures, enabling real-time data processing and integration across multiple services. Led backend API development, ensuring robust and scalable service layer architectures. Spearheaded technical leadership initiatives, fostering code quality through rigorous code reviews.

  • Developed scalable microservices for high-traffic platforms
  • Architected event sourcing solutions for data consistency
  • Integrated third-party APIs for enhanced system capabilities
Distributed systems designEvent-driven architectureBackend API developmentService layer architectureTechnical leadershipCode review
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SK-6222 Senior

Senior Software Engineer

United Kingdom
7 years
Flexible
Employee / Freelancer

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
GooglingBackend DevelopmentDevOpsMachine LearningSystems ProgrammingWeb3 Development
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AA-7108 Staff

Software Engineer (Game Operations)

United Kingdom
9 years
Flexible
Employee / Freelancer

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
GoGo FiberGo GingRPCC#C/C++
Interviewing now £45k-60k/yr
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AT-8435 Lead

Staff Software Engineer

United Kingdom
18 years
Remote
Employee / Freelancer

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
GoCC++PythonPHPBash
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SW-4550 Lead

Senior Software Engineer Contractor

United Kingdom
10 years
Remote
Freelancer

Built high-throughput Go services for financial, payment, and social-platform workloads on GCP. Developed real-time abuse detection using Kafka, Go, and Python, plus vector-based photo similarity search on AlloyDB for trust-and-safety moderation.

  • Used Bigtable for low-latency key-value access
  • Deployed infrastructure through Terraform-managed GCP resources
  • Implemented analytics pipelines with BigQuery and dbt
  • Designed reliability practices for Cloud Run services
GoC#BashPythonPHPGCP
Available in 2 weeks $120k-180k/yr
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JD-1389 Senior

Senior Software Engineer

United Kingdom
7 years
Flexible
Employee / Freelancer

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
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