Senior Software Developer, FollowScores
Hybrid · Stoke-on-Trent, England, United Kingdom
Job Summary
Senior Software Developer responsible for implementing and maintaining systems for the FollowScores backend, enabling data delivery to iOS/Android apps via WebSockets and REST APIs. Core skills include Golang, Redis, and GCP, with a focus on leading development teams, mentoring staff, delivering scalable, high-availability backend solutions, and maintaining strong technical documentation. The role emphasizes ownership of solutions from design through live delivery, driving code quality and governance within a collaborative, hybrid-work environment. Located in Stoke-on-Trent, England, with a hybrid work arrangement.
Required Qualifications
- Proficiency in Go (Golang)
- Experience with Redis
- Experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
- Experience leading development teams
- Mentoring staff
- Strong technical documentation
- Experience with high availability, multi-user, service-based systems
- Experience delivering scalable, maintainable, and performant systems
- Experience with backend services using WebSockets and REST APIs
- Ability to estimate work and produce solution documents
- Ownership of technical solutions from development to live
- Leadership and design of backend architectures
Desired Qualifications
- Proficiency in Go (Golang)
- Experience with Redis
- Experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
- Experience leading development teams
- Mentoring staff
- Strong technical documentation
- Experience with high availability, multi-user, service-based systems
- Experience delivering scalable, maintainable, and performant systems
- Experience with backend services using WebSockets and REST APIs
- Ability to estimate work and produce solution documents
- Ownership of technical solutions from development to live
- Leadership and design of backend architectures
Apply with one swipe on Sorce. We auto-fill applications and apply on your behalf — no cover letters, no 40-minute forms.
Hiring someone like this?
Get your role in front of qualified candidates on Sorce.