Golang Tech Lead

12 Minutes ago • 5 Years +

Programming

Job Description

Join SOFTSWISS as a Golang Tech Lead and be part of our exciting journey! We are searching for someone who not only has the expertise but also resonates with our culture and values. SOFTSWISS continues to expand the team and is looking for a Golang Tech Lead. We need a true, experienced and accomplished professional who shares our culture and values. The SOFTSWISS Jackpot Aggregator is a multi-purpose iGaming solution that introduces the Jackpot-as-a-service business tool and integrates with any gaming project.

Good To Have:

Experience with NoSQL (ScyllaDB) solutions.
Experience with high-load applications.
Experience in writing applications that work with finance or where data integrity is a key requirement.
Familiarity with modern approaches to designing back-end applications (DDD, Clean architecture, Hexagonal architecture etc).
English level B1-B2+.

Must Have:

Lead backend development team to design, develop, and maintain high-quality, scalable, and reliable backend systems.
Act as a point of reference for integrated systems.
Continuously improve performance, usability, and scalability of the system.
Define and enforce coding standards, code reviews, and engineering best practices.
Work with system engineers for seamless deployment and maintenance of backend systems.
Define and maintain backend development processes.
Decision maker for backend application tech questions.
Accountable for backend development progress (e.g. statuses on Jira board).
Prepare/Supervise ADR and DevPlans.
Support technical roadmap up to date state.
Maintain and expand services observability (monitoring capability) in production.
React on production incidents, manage resolution process, mitigate future issues.
Conduct 1-1 meetings with members from the backend team.
Support PDP (Personal Development Plans) creation for the backend team.
Stay current with the latest technologies, best practices, and tools in backend development.
3+ years programming experience with Go or 1+ year with Go and 5+ years with compiled statically typed languages.
2+ years in leadership role in a team of 5+ engineers (overall experience 5+ years).
Strong communication skills, proven ability to build scalable team based on leadership.
Proficiency in Go ecosystem: data structures, multithreading, memory usage, garbage collection.
Experience in using relational databases (PostgreSQL), ability to write and optimize complex SQL queries.
Experience with distributed systems and understanding of microservice architecture principles.
Good understanding of Linux and containerization (Docker).
Ability to write testable code and unit tests for it.
Strong experience in Kafka.
Experience in Kubernetes.
Willingness to improve hard and soft skills.

Perks:

Full-time remote work opportunities and flexible working hours.
Private insurance.
Additional 1 Day Off per calendar year.
Sports program compensation.
Comprehensive Mental Health Programme.
Free online English lessons with a native speaker.
Generous referral program.
Training, internal workshops, and participation in international professional conferences and corporate events.

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Overview:

SOFTSWISS continues to expand the team and is looking for a Golang Tech Lead. We need a true, experienced and accomplished professional who shares our culture and values.

About Product:

SOFTSWISS Jackpot Aggregator

Multi-purpose iGaming solution that introduces the Jackpot-as-a-service business tool and integrates with any gaming project

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Key responsibilities:

Lead the backend development team to design, develop and maintain high-quality, scalable, and reliable high loaded backend systems.
Act as a point of reference for integrated systems.
Continuously improve various aspects such as performance, usability, scalability of the system.
Define and enforce coding standards, code reviews, and engineering best practices.
Work with system engineers to ensure seamless deployment and maintenance of backend systems.
Define and maintain backend development processes
Decision maker with backend application tech questions
Accountable for the backend development progress (e.g. statuses on the Jira board)
Prepare/Supervise ADR and DevPlans
Support technical roadmap up to date state
Maintain and expand services observability (monitoring capability) in production
React on production incidents, manage resolution process, mitigate future issues based on analysis
1-1 meetings with members from the backend team
Support PDP (Personal Development Plans) creation for the backend team
Stay current with the latest technologies, best practices, and tools in backend development.

Required Experience:

3+ years of programming experience, using Go as the main language or 1+ year with Go and 5+ years of experience with compiled statically typed languages (e.g. C++)
2+ years in leadership role in a team of 5+ engineers (overall experience 5+ years)
Strong communication skills, proven ability to build scalable team based on leadership
Proficiency in Go ecosystem: data structures, multithreading, memory usage, garbage collection, etc.
Experience in using relational databases (we use PostgreSQL), ability to write and optimize complex SQL queries
Experience with distributed systems
Understanding the principles of distributed applications and microservice architecture
Good understanding of Linux, a good understanding of containerization (we use Docker)
Ability to write testable code and unit tests for it
Strong experience in Kafka (we use Kafka for internal and external transport)
Experience in Kubernetes
Communication skills, willingness to improve hard and soft skills

Nice to have:

Experience with NoSQL (we use ScyllaDB) solutions
Experience with high-load applications
Experience in writing applications that work with finance or in other areas where data integrity is a key requirement
Familiarity with one or more modern approaches to designing back-end applications (DDD, Clean architecture, Hexagonal architecture etc)
English level В1-B2+

Our Benefits:

Full-time remote work opportunities and flexible working hours
Private insurance
Additional 1 Day Off per calendar year
Sports program compensation
Comprehensive Mental Health Programme
Free online English lessons with a native speaker
Generous referral program
Training, internal workshops, and participation in international professional conferences and corporate events.