Senior Go Software Engineer

Senior Go Software Engineer – Card Services

Software Engineering / FinTech Platform Delivery

Location: Remote (Must reside within 70 miles of one of the approved U.S. hub locations, including Allen, TX; Birmingham, AL; Cedar Falls, IA; Charlotte, NC; Lenexa, KS; Louisville, KY; Monett, MO; or Springfield, MO.

Role Type: 6-Month Contract (Strong Potential for Conversion to Full-Time)

About Our Client

Our client is a well-established financial technology leader that has been transforming digital banking and payment solutions for nearly five decades. They provide innovative software and transaction processing platforms used by thousands of community banks and credit unions nationwide. Known for combining enterprise stability with a modern engineering mindset, they are investing heavily in cloud-native systems, scalable architectures, and next-generation banking technologies.

Job Description

We are seeking a Senior Go Software Engineer to help design and build scalable backend services that power critical digital banking platforms. In this role, you will work within a highly collaborative engineering team focused on modernizing financial technology systems through microservices architecture and cloud-based development.

You will partner daily with software engineers, DevOps teams, product owners, and business analysts to create reliable, high-performance backend services. This is an ideal opportunity for an engineer passionate about backend architecture, distributed systems, and building production-grade Golang applications that directly impact millions of banking users.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Design, build, test, deploy, and maintain backend services using Go (Golang).
• Develop scalable microservices in distributed system environments.
• Build and support asynchronous/event-driven backend architectures.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with engineering, DevOps, and product teams to prioritize and deliver solutions.
• Troubleshoot production issues and support defect resolution with internal teams.
• Optimize backend performance, reliability, and scalability.
• Contribute to architecture discussions and continuous improvement initiatives.

Required Experience / Skills

• Minimum 6 years of professional software development experience.
• At least 1 year of backend development experience using Go/Golang.
• Strong experience building backend APIs/services in production environments.
• Experience with microservices architecture.
• Strong understanding of distributed systems and event-driven processing.
• Ability to complete a coding challenge as part of the interview process.
• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills.

Nice-to-Haves

• Experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) or other cloud-hosted applications.
• Experience with Docker and Kubernetes.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, observability, and monitoring tools.
• Experience with Mongo Atlas, Cloud Spanner, or similar distributed databases.
• Exposure to AI/ML systems or Large Language Model (LLM) environments.
• Experience in fintech, banking, or payment processing industries.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related technical field preferred, but not required.

Pay & Benefits Summary

• Pay Rate: Up to $86.00/hour W2
• 40 hours per week
• 6-month contract with strong possibility of conversion to permanent employment

Call to Action

If you are a backend engineer passionate about Golang, scalable systems, and cloud-native development, apply today and help shape the future of digital banking technology.

Go | Golang | Backend Engineering | Microservices | Distributed Systems | GCP | Kubernetes | FinTech