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🚀 Contract Software Developer – C# / Golang / SQL
📍 Manchester – Hybrid (2 days per week onsite)
💰 £500–£520 per day
📅 6-month initial contract
✅ Outside IR35
We're working with a major technology-led organisation looking for an experienced Software Developer to join a high-performing engineering team responsible for a real-time, high-volume transactional platform.
This is a hands-on development role working across backend services, microservices, and data-intensive applications in an environment where performance, reliability, and scalability are critical. The core technology stack includes C#/.NET, Golang, and SQL Server, with the wider environment incorporating Windows applications, microservices, Kafka, Linux, and cloud/web technologies.
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🛠️ What you'll be doing
- Developing highly efficient, robust, and maintainable applications and backend services
- Building and enhancing services using C#/.NET and Golang
- Working extensively with SQL Server
- Supporting and improving existing business-critical functionality
- Working within a microservices architecture
- Identifying technical improvements and contributing ideas for new solutions
- Collaborating closely with Product Owners, Engineering, and Testing throughout delivery
🎯 Essential experience
- Golang is mandatory for this contract. We are specifically looking for candidates with demonstrable commercial Golang development experience alongside:
- Strong commercial C# /.NET
- Strong MS SQL Server
- Microservices architecture
- Git/version control
- Experience working with high-volume or data-intensive systems
- Strong problem-solving and communication skills
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The wider environment also includes Kafka, Linux, web/cloud technologies, and external data providers, so experience in these areas would be highly advantageous. WPF exposure would also be beneficial.
📌 Contract
- £500–£520 per day | Outside IR35 | 6 months initially | Manchester | 2 days per week onsite
This would suit an experienced backend/software engineer who is comfortable operating in complex, performance-focused environments and can contribute quickly across both Golang and the Microsoft stack.
📩 Interested? Please apply or get in touch for a confidential discussion.
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