Go Software Engineer

Who you are

• Commercial experience in software engineering, ideally around 5-8 years, with strong practical experience in Go. Experience with TypeScript would be advantageous
• Strong experience building and maintaining backend services, preferably in Go, and familiarity with TypeScript and a modern frontend framework such as Angular or React
• Ability to own and deliver well-defined feature work, consistently meeting agreed timelines and quality standards
• Experience writing maintainable, well-tested code, participating in design and code reviews, and contributing to process and quality improvements within the team
• Good understanding of software design, debugging, testing, and operational support in production environments
• Strong problem-solving skills, sound engineering judgement, and the ability to identify risks, resolve ambiguity, and work effectively with other teams when needed
• Experience mentoring or supporting less experienced engineers, contributing positively to team collaboration, and using modern developer tooling, including AI-assisted coding tools such as GitHub Copilot or Cursor, to improve development efficiency and code quality would be advantageous
• Don't let a checklist hold you back – we encourage you to apply

What the job involves

• We are seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join our Managed Services and Emerging Technology Group. The successful candidate will bring strong hands-on experience in Go, ideally alongside experience in TypeScript, to design, build, ship, and support reliable software within a collaborative engineering team
• This role is suited to an engineer who can lead complex feature and service delivery end to end, contribute to technical direction and engineering standards, mentor less experienced engineers, and make effective use of modern developer tooling, including AI-assisted tools, while continuing to strengthen our frontend and backend platforms
• Design, develop, test, deploy, and maintain complex software features and services, primarily in Go, with opportunities to contribute to TypeScript-based systems where needed
• Take ownership of the full lifecycle of your work, including technical design, implementation, testing, production support, defect resolution, and iterative improvement
• Lead the delivery of well-defined projects or complex features, breaking work into clear tasks, managing technical risks, and driving execution to agreed timelines and quality standards
• Contribute to design and architecture discussions, helping improve system structure, maintainability, scalability, and operational resilience
• Participate in and lead peer reviews of code, designs, documentation, and test cases, while using modern developer tooling, including AI-assisted tools where appropriate, to improve development efficiency, code quality, and team outcomes
• Support the systems your team owns, including contributing to production support, incident response, and on-call activity where needed, while improving the team development experience and delivery practices through better tooling, test coverage, code structure, observability, continuous improvement, and support for junior engineers through mentoring and knowledge sharing

Benefits

• Remote-first working model & hybrid options
• We encourage teams to get together in person periodically to help facilitate teamwork
• Flexible start and end times for many roles
• Leadership development program
• Access to LinkedIn Learning
• Global internal coaching program (Coach Match)
• Periodic Sophos wellness days off for all Sophos to help employees relax and recharge
• Global wellbeing program, which offers a range of wellbeing resources, including Sophos Wellbeing Webinars, Stress Management Toolkits, and Developing Resilience Courses
• Free Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for confidential advice and counseling on a wide range of work and personal issues
• Free annual subscription to the Calm app
• Paid parental leave, caregiver leave & bereavement/compassion leave available
• We host some unforgettable social experiences for our global teams including our music festival SOPH-Fest, go-karting, Sophmudder, and incredible holiday parties!
• Our annual global fitness challenge, SOPH-Fit, sees thousands of employees taking part in our virtual global race around the world
• Each quarter, we celebrate our exceptional global team by running the Sophos Values Awards, which recognizes and rewards employees who embody the Sophos values and who we are as a company
• Health care benefits available worldwide