Tech Lead – Golang
Pragmatike
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: Armenia
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About the role
- Design and develop scalable, distributed, server-side applications and microservices using Go
- Build and optimize mission-critical backend software, with a strong focus on system programming, concurrency, and performance tuning
- Design and implement robust peer-to-peer (P2P) communication systems (P2P experience is mandatory)
- Contribute to or build systems using libp2p or similar P2P frameworks
- Ensure cross-platform compatibility and consistent application behavior across environments
- Collaborate within an Agile/Scrum team, contributing to backlog refinement, risk identification, and dependency management
- Produce clean, maintainable, and reusable code, following strong engineering standards
- Optimize backend systems for performance, reliability, security, and fault tolerance
- Establish and enhance backend infrastructure, including deployment pipelines, observability, and monitoring tooling
- Work across multi-cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP) and collaborate closely with infrastructure teams
- Participate actively in the full application lifecycle, from design to production operations
- Engage with product and design teams to deeply understand end-user and platform requirements
- Conduct thorough code reviews, mentor other engineers, and raise overall backend engineering quality
- Champion best engineering practices and a culture of high-quality software craftsmanship
Requirements
- 5–6+ years of experience as a Senior or Lead Backend Engineer
- MS degree in Computer Science or a closely related technical field
- Strong hands-on expertise in Go and/or Java (Go strongly preferred)
- Solid understanding of software design patterns, concurrency, and multi-threaded programming
- Proven production experience with P2P architectures (mandatory)
- Strong knowledge of internet protocols and technologies (TCP/IP, HTTP, etc.)
- Experience with service-oriented architectures (REST, JSON, API design)
- Ability to design secure, well-structured RESTful APIs and understand their client-side implications
- Deep understanding of Agile development principles and collaborative team environments
- Strong communication skills and ability to influence technical direction
- Hands-on experience with Docker and Kubernetes (preferred)
- Experience in infrastructure engineering and running production systems (preferred)
- Strong skills in logging, tracing, and observability to diagnose production issues quickly (preferred)
- Proven track record building large-scale, high-availability, business-critical systems (preferred)
- Solid experience with multi-cloud deployments (AWS, Azure, GCP) (preferred)
- Direct experience with libp2p, decentralized systems, or related open-source projects/startups (preferred)
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and modern DevOps practices (preferred)
Benefits
- Redefining cloud infrastructure through decentralization and advanced automation
- Committed to fair, transparent, and inclusive recruitment process
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
GoJavaP2P architecturessoftware design patternsconcurrencymulti-threaded programmingRESTful APIsservice-oriented architecturesloggingtracing
Soft Skills
communication skillscollaborationmentoringinfluencing technical directionAgile development principlesproblem-solvingcode reviewengineering qualityteamworkrisk identification
Certifications
MS degree in Computer Science