Form3
Financial Services
SeniorSoftwareEngineer(Go)
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“Senior Software Engineer (Go) at Form3. Skills: Cloud-native microservices, Distributed systems, Real-time payments. Design cloud-native microservices. Build cloud-native microservices”
Industry & Context.
Complex challenges
Collect equipment in office
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Deep understanding of distributed systems, Experience with Go, Experience with cloud and containerisation technologies, Experience with test automation tools, Experience with CI/CD pipelines
Nice to Have
Interest in owning projects end-to-end, Appreciation of clean code, Appreciation of software engineering best-practice, "right tool for the job" mentality
What You'll Do.
Design cloud-native microservices
Build cloud-native microservices
Run cloud-native microservices
Build highly available systems
Build low-latency systems
Build scalable systems
Handle billions of payment requests
Take ownership of services
Support services in production
Build with cost-efficiency
Build with observability
Build with operational excellence
Collaborate with other engineers
Improve continuous improvement
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Flat, autonomous team structure; Cross-functional teams; Small, autonomous teams; Flat structure; Minimal bureaucracy; Knowledge sharing
Communication Scope
Sharing knowledge
Process & Methodology
Agile
Full Job Description
THE ROLE 📝 At Form3, our mission is simple but powerful: To design, build and run the technology that will power the future of payments. As a Senior Software Engineer, you will be part of a team working on the critical infrastructure that underpins global payments. This is a rare opportunity to help shape the systems that move money at scale both securely, reliably and in real time. WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING 🏗️ Designing, building, and running cloud-native microservices in Go that are the backbone of our real-time payments platform Building systems that are highly available, low-latency, and scalable, handling billions of payment requests with precision and resilience Taking full ownership of services: from initial design and implementation to deployment and production support Working with a mindset where cost-efficiency, observability, and operational excellence are core to how we build Collaborating closely with other engineers in a flat, autonomous team structure, with a strong focus on code quality, simplicity, and continuous improvement Working with modern tooling and technologies such as Golang, Kubernetes, CockroachDB and NATS JetStream in a highly automated DevOps environment WE’RE LOOKING FOR 🔍 Deep understanding of designing and building distributed systems Enjoys working on complex challenges within critical software where high performance and robustness are essential Familiarity with cloud and containerisation technologies, test automation tools and CI/CD pipelines Interest in owning projects end-to-end and supporting them as they go live in production Appreciation of clean code and software engineering best-practice Experience with Go, along with a “right tool for the job” mentality Great communication skills who enjoy sharing knowledge and collaborating with others TECH STACK ⚙️ Here are a few of the tools and methodologies we utilise: Infrastructure: AWS, GCP, Azure, Kubernetes Platform: CockroachDB, NATS JetStream, Elasticsearch, Vault, Cilium Tools: T
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