Senior Golang Engineer at Nearform | £75k+ UK in Columbus
Career & Market Insight
This Senior Golang Engineer role at Nearform offers strong career development potential within a well-regarded consultancy serving enterprise clients like Walmart, Starbucks, and Lululemon. Working across multiple client projects accelerates breadth of experience faster than most in-house roles.
Compensation: Starting at £75,000 + bonus, this is at the lower-mid end of the Senior Golang Engineer market in the UK, where salaries typically range from £80,000–£120,000 depending on sector and location. The annual performance bonus and 5% pension match improve the total package meaningfully. Candidates with strong K8s and cloud expertise may want to negotiate above the starting figure.
Skills You'll Build:
- Golang at enterprise scale — a high-demand, well-compensated skill
- Kubernetes orchestration — increasingly essential across cloud-native roles
- AI-integrated application development — growing in demand across all sectors
- Client-facing technical consulting — a differentiator for senior career moves
Culture Signals: Nearform operates as a 500-person consultancy across 20+ countries — a mid-sized, globally distributed organisation with a startup-ish culture. The people-first language and genuine flexibility commitment are green flags. The consultancy model means varied work but also variable project fit — some clients may be more interesting than others.
Red Flags to Watch: The mention of a potential additional client interview adds an extra step of uncertainty. Consultancy roles can also mean context-switching between projects, which suits generalists but may frustrate those seeking deep specialisation.
This is a permanent full-time remote opportunity for those based in the UK.
About Nearform
Nearform is an independent team of data & AI experts, engineers, and designers who build intelligent digital solutions and capability at pace. We create AI-enabled solutions that enhance digital experiences, empower developers, and deliver measurable results. In these ways, we partner with ambitious enterprises to deliver enduring impact.
Our deep expertise in solving the world's most complex digital problems, along with our collaborative, people-first approach, enables enterprises to build breakthrough products and modernise legacy systems by unleashing the power of AI.
Today, our team of 500 experts in 20+ countries is trusted by leading enterprises including Lululemon, Puma, Sun Life, Starbucks, Travelex, Virgin Media O2, and Walmart.
As part of our Engineering function, you will work closely with clients to translate complex business requirements into innovative digital products. Whether you are a Senior Engineer, Tech Lead, or DevOps Engineer, you will collaborate with distributed teams, leveraging cutting-edge technologies to build secure, high-performance applications. Our Nearform engineers are known for building high quality, scalable solutions that solve real world problems.
About the Senior Golang Engineer Role
As a Senior Engineer at Nearform your main task will be designing & building applications using Golang. However, as you'll likely work on a variety of projects, your responsibilities may also include:
- Supporting component design, development and maintenance and taking responsibility for personal technical quality standards within the project team.
- Assisting with defining structured practices, especially in source code management, building and deployment.
- Designing and implementing data storage solutions.
- Optimising performance in applications for maximum speed and scalability.
- Getting feedback from users and clients, and building solutions for them.
- Assisting with the analysis of client requirements.
- Working with and supporting Technical Leaders in project execution and timely delivery.
- Collaborating with client teams.
What We Are Looking For
- Significant experience delivering at a Senior Engineer level — our Seniors typically have at least 6 years' commercial experience.
- Practical experience of delivering in an agile environment.
- Practical experience and knowledge of developing real-world solutions.
- Deep knowledge of Golang.
- Working on Kubernetes (K8s) is essential.
- Python experience is highly desirable.
- Deep understanding of version control tools, e.g. Git.
- Testing experience and familiarity with testing tools at all levels: unit, integration, and end-to-end testing.
- Practical, real-world experience working with databases and cloud environments.
- Experience with automation, CI and CD.
- Experience building software collaboratively using pull requests and code reviews.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
- Professional proficiency in English.
Benefits and Perks at Nearform
- Annual Company Bonus – We all help Nearform hit company goals, so we all receive a share of the profits on an annual basis in line with company performance.
- Work Remotely and Flexibly – We have a genuine dedication to work/life balance. Our flexible working culture allows you to work around what matters — school run, no problem!
- Paid Time Off Package – 25 days annual leave plus public holidays, as well as sick leave, marriage leave, and more.
- Remote Working Allowance – Every 2 years, a budget of up to €1,250 (equivalent in GBP) to help you set up a comfortable and productive workspace, in addition to essential equipment provided by Nearform when you join.
- Training and Development Allowance – Up to €1,000 (equivalent in GBP) to use for upskilling yourself.
- Healthcare – Additional private healthcare provided. Reach out to our team to learn more about the plan.
- Pension & Insurances – Pension match of up to 5%, plus Income Protection and Death in Service for peace of mind.
Our Interview Process
- Talent Call (30 mins via Zoom)
An introductory conversation with a member of our Talent Team to learn more about your background, experience, and career goals. We'll also provide a high-level overview of Nearform and answer any questions you may have. - Technical Assessment (1 hour via Zoom)
A live coding challenge with one of our trained interviewers. You'll be asked to build a working solution to a problem via screen sharing, demonstrating your Golang skills, problem-solving ability, and coding best practices in a real-time environment. - Hiring Manager Interview (45 mins via Zoom)
A conversation with a Hiring Manager focused on your approach to teamwork, client collaboration, and problem-solving in an enterprise development setting. We'll also share more details about Nearform and the potential projects you may join.
There may also be an additional interview with the client depending on the project.
Ready to Join Us?
If you're passionate about building high-quality applications, solving complex challenges, and driving innovation in enterprise development, we'd love to hear from you. Apply now via our careers page at Nearform and be part of a team that values technical excellence, collaboration, and continuous learning.
Nearform is committed to shaping a better world in all that we do. Our global team is built based on respect, inclusivity, diversity and excellence.
If you require any adjustments to the interview process as part of your application, please let someone from our Talent Team know so they can help.
Our salary range starts from £75,000 + bonus & benefits and will be discussed during the initial interview based on your experience.
As part of our recruitment process, we conduct manual and electronic identity verification checks to confirm the identity of prospective employees.
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