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developrec

Senior Software Engineer

Remote

United kingdom

£ 90 /hour

Senior

Freelance

28-01-2026

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Skills

Go NoSQL MongoDB Kubernetes Databases Azure AWS PostGres Microservices

Job Specifications

Contract Go Engineers Needed – Outside IR35

Up to £700 per day

Remote (ideally 1 day per week in London)

12-month contract (high likelihood of extension)

I am currently hiring for an experienced Contract Go Developers to join a high-performing engineering team delivering a major project for a sports betting brand ahead of the 2026 World Cup. You’ll work alongside a mix of talented perm and contract engineers on a high-throughput, mission-critical backend platform.

What we’re looking for:

Expert-level Go engineering skills
Strong understanding of concurrency & multithreading
Experience with Kubernetes, microservices, and cloud deployments (currently using Azure but will be shifting over to AWS)
Postgres and/or NoSql databases (mongodb)
Background in Sports Betting or Financial Technology (highly desirable)
Ability to collaborate in a fast-paced environment with senior engineers and architects

The offer:

Outside IR35
£500–£700 per day
12-month contract with strong extension potential
Remote first but they would love to have Engineers that can come into the London office 1 day per week to collaborate with the team.

This role is a 2 stage interview process and we are ideally looking for people that can join in a few weeks.

If you’re a strong Go engineer who enjoys solving complex backend problems at scale, this is a brilliant opportunity to join a major 2026 programme, please click apply now!

About the Company

Welcome to develop. We are a leading contributor to the software engineering community and a disruptive recruitment business comprised of eight specialised brands: develop .NET, develop Java, develop Python, develop PHP, develop JavaScript, develop DevOps, develop Change, and develop Technology. At develop, we scale the software engineering teams that shape our world. Our commitment to quality is reflected in our three key USPs: 1. Specialised Knowledge: All our Consultants learn to code in the language they recruit fo... Know more