Contract Golang Engineer

Industry / Sector:Software Company

Salary/Rate:£700–800/day

Job type:Contract

Town/City:London

County:London

Job ref:DADASR

Post Date:25. 07. 2025

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Craig Mullen

Director

0203 479 4931

craig@ncounter.co.uk

About the Role

Contract Golang Engineer

AI for Defence £700–800/day | Inside IR35 | Hybrid / Secure Site | SC/DV Cleared | UK Nationals Only Initial 3-month contract (extensions expected up to 12 months)

Join a ground-breaking AI programme delivering national security impact.

We’re working with a leading UK AI firm on a mission-critical Defence deployment. This greenfield build calls for a Golang specialist to help deliver backend systems that support real-time inference, transcription pipelines, and natural language interaction – all under tight performance and security constraints.

Your Role:

Build high-performance services using Golang in secure environments Develop ingestion and processing pipelines for transcription and structured/unstructured data Contribute to intelligent data flows including graph-based and RAG inference pipelines Expose well-structured APIs to support real-time dashboards and NLP workflows Deploy and scale systems using Kubernetes and Docker Collaborate with platform and data science teams to optimise model integration and system performance

Your Experience:

Advanced Golang engineering background, ideally in distributed or secure systems Solid experience with Kubernetes, orchestration tooling (e.g. Argo), and Kafka or equivalent Strong database knowledge (Postgres preferred) Ability to design and scale APIs and backend pipelines for data-rich environments Bonus: Familiarity with RAG pipelines, transcription tooling, vector DBs, or LLM deployment Bonus: Prior experience within Defence, aerospace, or highly regulated industries

Why It Stands Out: This isn’t a generic software build. You’ll help deliver a real-time AI system supporting operational decision-making for Defence stakeholders. With direct impact, secure site exposure, and complex engineering challenges, this contract offers an unmatched opportunity for cleared engineers.

Available to start within 2–3 weeks? Apply now via Ncounter to be considered.

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