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Contract Golang Software Engineer (Remote Europe)
YLD.io
WorldwideremotePosted 1 day ago
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Key highlights
- Senior Software Engineer – 6‑month contract with potential extension.
- Must have strong Go backend engineering experience.
- Remote‑first role for EU candidates (GMT timezone).
- Flexible working and work‑life balance.
- Opportunity to use AI tools to enhance engineering impact.
- Inclusive, equal‑opportunity workplace.
Role overview
As a Senior Software Engineer at YLD, you’ll join a client team to build innovative products. You’ll design scalable, resilient, and fault‑tolerant architectures while collaborating in a fast‑paced engineering environment. The role emphasizes strong problem‑solving, effective communication, and a passion for continuous learning.
Responsibilities
- Build innovative products as part of a client team.
- Design scalable, resilient, fault‑tolerant architectures.
- Deliver outstanding results in a fast‑paced engineering environment.
- Collaborate with team members to solve business needs with pragmatic technology choices.
- Communicate technical ideas and concepts in business‑friendly language.
- Participate in testing, performance optimisation and deployment processes.
Requirements
- Strong backend engineering experience, with Go as a primary or preferred language.
- Comfortable working in cloud environments such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.
- Experience building and maintaining APIs and backend services, including SaaS platforms.
- Familiarity with modern infrastructure and distributed systems.
- Solid understanding of modern deployment practices, including Docker, containers, and Kubernetes.
- Strong background in testing strategies, including TDD, across the full system lifecycle, focusing on performance optimisation.
- Self‑motivated, proactive and continuously seeking self‑development.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills; ability to explain technical ideas in business‑friendly language.
- Detail‑oriented with strong problem‑solving skills.
- Comfortable working in a team‑oriented, collaborative environment.
- Analytical and problem‑solving oriented.
- A genuine believer in diversity, fairness and inclusion.
- Located in the EU and able to work in the GMT timezone.
- Available for a 6‑month contract (potential extension).
Nice to have
- Use AI tools to augment your work, applying sound judgement to adopt emerging technologies where they genuinely add value.
- Additional experience with modern infrastructure and distributed systems beyond the core requirements.
- Extra expertise in TDD and performance optimisation.
Benefits
- Opportunity to work with a forward‑thinking, ethical, and fun group of people.
- Development and growth of skills in a fast‑moving business.
- Remote‑first working environment.
- Flexible working and work‑life balance as standard.
- Inclusive culture that values diversity and fairness.
- Equal‑opportunity employer with a strong commitment to non‑discrimination.
Additional details
- Location: Remote (EU based, GMT timezone).
- Department: Engineering.
- Employment Type: Contract.
- Contract Length: 6 months (with potential for extension).
- About YLD: Remote‑first consultancy specialising in software engineering, product design, and data; teams across London, Lisbon, and Porto; creates digital solutions that deliver long‑term value.
- Recruitment Process: 1st interview with a Talent Partner (30/45 mins), Technical interview with Senior Developers (1h30), Final chat with Client Partner (30/45 mins).
- Company values: Growing every day, Including everyone, Relationships built on honesty and ethics, Inspiring solutions, Winning together.
- LinkedIn page invitation for a glimpse of YLD culture.
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