Hamilton Barnes · London, UK
Technical Lead (Golang)| 1 year | London, UK (Hybrid - 3 days/week in office) We're recruiting for an experienced Technical Lead to lead the design, development, and delivery of enterprise-scale cloud-native applications using Golang, Microservices Architecture, and Azure Cloud technologies for a leading organisation. The role requires hands-on technical leadership, architecture governance, and mentoring capabilities to drive high-quality software delivery while ensuring scalability, reliability, security, and operational excellence across multiple Agile teams. Key Responsibilities Lead the design, development, and delivery of enterprise-scale applications across Agile teams Provide technical leadership, architectural direction, and engineering best practices to development teams Design and develop high-performance applications using Golang and cloud-native technologies Build scalable, secure, and resilient microservices-based solutions Conduct architecture reviews, design assessments, and code quality reviews Define solution designs, technical standards, and implementation approaches Implement distributed system patterns and Domain-Driven Design (DDD) principles Design and optimise data solutions leveraging Document Databases and NoSQL technologies Collaborate with architects, product teams, and stakeholders to deliver business-aligned solutions Mentor engineers and drive continuous improvement, innovation, and technical excellence What You Will Ideally Bring Strong hands-on experience in Golang application development Extensive experience designing and implementing Microservices Architecture Strong understanding of Distributed Systems and Cloud-Native Development principles Experience designing scalable, highly available, and resilient applications Expertise in REST API design and enterprise integration patterns Knowledge of Azure cloud services and container-based deployment platforms Experience with Document Databases, NoSQL technologies, and data modelling Proven experience leading Agile engineering teams and technical delivery initiatives Strong solution design, architecture governance, and technical decision-making capabilities Excellent stakeholder management, problem-solving, and communication skills Kubernetes (AKS) and container orchestration experience (desirable) Event-Driven Architecture and messaging platforms experience (desirable) Contract Details Duration: Initial 12 months Location: 3 days onsite in London Rate: £550/day (inside)