YLD - Contract Software Engineer (Golang)

• 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, with a focus on performance optimization; • Use AI tools to augment your work, applying sound judgement to adopt emerging technologies where they genuinely add value and increase your impact as an engineer. • You should apply if you are: • Self-motivated, proactive and always looking for ways to improve and develop yourself; • A good communicator, both in writing and verbally. You’ll be able to explain technical ideas and concepts in business-friendly language; • Detail-oriented; • Possess strong problem-solving skills that balance innovation with pragmatic technology choices to solve business needs; • Used to working in a team-oriented, collaborative environment; • Analytical and problem-solving-oriented; • A genuine believer in diversity and fairness. • Willingness to participate in a flexible on-call rota, responding to and resolving critical production incidents. • What you’ll get in return: • The chance to work with a forward-thinking, ethical, and fun group of people and to develop and grow your skills in a fast-moving business • Our typical recruitment process: • 1st Interview with a Talent Partner (30/45 mins) • Technical Interview with our Senior Developers (1h30) • Final chat with our Client Partner (30/45 mins) • Get a glimpse of what it's like working at YLD! 🤳 • Check out our LinkedIn page • We live and breathe our values, and know you will too: • Growing every day • Including everyone • Relationships built on honesty and ethics • Inspiring solutions • Winning together • We’re an equal-opportunity employer and value diversity in all its forms. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, pregnancy or maternity, age, marital status, or disability. We also offer a remote-first working environment, with flexible working and work–life balance as standard for all employees.