Go Back-End Engineer - Remote-Friendly Belfast

Napier Technologies Limited.; Belfast; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology firm in Belfast is seeking a Back-End Engineer specializing in Go to enhance its financial crime detection engine. The ideal candidate will have strong programming skills, experience with cloud technologies, and will be involved in all phases of development, from building features to solving performance issues. This role offers flexibility in work arrangements, including hybrid or on-site options, along with a range of benefits including healthcare and a pension plan.

Benefits

Comprehensive private healthcare

25 days annual leave + bank holidays

Dedicated pension plan

Life Insurance 4x your annual salary

Enhanced Maternity & Paternity leave

Work from anywhere for up to 1 month

Gym membership discounts

Employee wellbeing programme

Qualifications

• Hands-on programming experience in Go is essential.
• Experience with cloud platforms like Azure, AWS, or GCP is necessary.
• Knowledge of database development, especially SQL with PostgreSQL.

Responsibilities

• Develop, debug, and unit test product features per internal standards.
• Diagnose and solve functional and performance issues.
• Improve technical practices towards a continuously releasable end state.

Skills

Hands-on programming experience – Go

Technologies & Tools – Apache Kafka, Kubernetes, Docker, GitHub

Azure and AWS or GCP and data processing in cloud

Database and SQL development experience, especially PostgreSQL

Collaborative team player with strong communication skills

Comfortable with remote engineering teams

Tools

Go

Apache Kafka

Kubernetes

Docker

GitHub

PostgreSQL

ElasticSearch

KeyCloak

ETL tools

Job description

A leading technology firm in Belfast is seeking a Back-End Engineer specializing in Go to enhance its financial crime detection engine. The ideal candidate will have strong programming skills, experience with cloud technologies, and will be involved in all phases of development, from building features to solving performance issues. This role offers flexibility in work arrangements, including hybrid or on-site options, along with a range of benefits including healthcare and a pension plan.