Contract Software Engineer (Golang)

A YLD Software Engineering Consultant is a highly-skilled developer who exemplifies the highest standard in software engineering and enjoys sharing their knowledge and experience with others.

For this particular position, we're looking for Software Engineer who has been working more focused on the backend side with Golang.

You ll have the opportunity to build and deliver software within some interesting projects, both in terms of the product and the methodology. We work in an Agile environment (Scrum) with a test-first mindset (actually, writing code without tests should be unthinkable). We are also big advocates of pair programming and nothing is released until we have a code review.

You have a real passion for problem-solving, you are an active learner and get excited by working collaboratively with those around you.

Everything we do is to empower our clients to move forward. Our purpose is to help our clients develop the capabilities they need to outperform their competitors. Our success is a consequence of ensuring our clients are successful. Our company is built on extraordinary people; we aim to attract, inspire, develop and retain them. YLD is a software engineering and design consultancy; we create digital capabilities for our clients that last beyond our engagement. We have offices in London, Lisbon, Porto.

Our Mission:

Our purpose is to help our clients develop the capabilities they need to outperform their competitors. Our success is a consequence of ensuring our clients are successful. Our company is built on extraordinary people; we aim to attract, inspire, develop and retain them. YLD is a software engineering and design consultancy; we create digital capabilities for our clients that last beyond our engagement. We have offices in London, Lisbon, Porto.

Tasks

You will work on delivering digital transformation projects at FTSE-100 companies, predominately using NodeJS and React (although we re not restricted to only using these and will work with the most suitable tools).

Requirements

Technical competencies

• Language-agnostic with a preference for experience in Go.
• Experience with cloud systems such as Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud.
• Experience building custom SaaS applications and APIs.
• Experience developing and/or integrating decentralised technologies, infrastructure, and data systems.
• A strong understanding of the modern deployment process, comfort with docker, containers, and/or Kubernetes.

Non-Technical competencies

• Problem-solving skills that balance innovation with pragmatic technology choices to solve business needs
• Comfortable working in a dynamic production environment and take care of client expectations effectively
• Distinct customer focus and quality mindset
• An exemplar of YLD s brand and safe guarder of our reputation
• Good communication skills (both verbal and written)
• Fast availability would be a plus

Benefits

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 looks like this:

• 1st Interview with someone from the Talent team (30/45 mins)
• Technical Interview with our Senior Developers (1h30)

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 of all kinds. We don t discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, pregnancy or maternity, age, marital status, or disability status. We also believe in work-life balance and offer flexible working around our core hours.