Founder-led · technically screened
Go is the language teams reach for when performance, concurrency and operational simplicity matter. We screen Go developers for genuine systems thinking, not just syntax familiarity.
Go is widely used for high-throughput backend services, platform and infrastructure tooling, and cloud-native systems (it is the language of Kubernetes and much of the CNCF ecosystem). Its simplicity and first-class concurrency make it a favourite for reliable, performant services.
Every Go developer is technically assessed by us, a former software developer, before you spend a minute interviewing.
Talk to us and we’ll recommend the right approach.
Go developer pay tracks the software engineer ladder, so these are the reference bands we benchmark against, by seniority and city. See the full salary benchmarks for the detail.
| Seniority | London | Berlin | Amsterdam | New York |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-level | £55k–£85k | €55k–€85k | €55k–€85k | $120k–$150k |
| Senior | £85k–£120k | €85k–€120k | €80k–€115k | $150k–$200k |
| Staff / Principal | £120k–£150k | €115k–€145k | €110k–€140k | $190k–$240k |
Reference bands, benchmarked to our software-engineer placement data · reviewed July 2026.
FAQ
Idiomatic Go, a real grasp of concurrency (goroutines and channels), and systems thinking about performance and reliability. We use a realistic backend or platform task, scored against a rubric.
Yes. Go is central to cloud-native and platform work, so many of our Go searches sit alongside platform, DevOps and SRE hiring.
Experienced Go developers are less common than, say, JavaScript developers, so a genuine screen and an active network matter for reaching strong people quickly.
Tell us what you’re hiring for and we’ll come back with a plan, and usually a technically screened shortlist faster than you’d expect.