
Posted 3 months ago
Back-End Team Leader (Go)
AI Summary
Leads and mentors a team of Go engineers, owning the backend roadmap and AWS infrastructure while partnering with the Software Architect to deliver high-performance, scalable services.
About this role
Location: Remote from Europe
Reporting to: Head of Back-end Development
Your Mission
Lead and mentor a team of Go engineers - setting clear expectations, running code reviews, and driving continuous improvement.
Take end-to-end ownership of the backend roadmap, ensuring reliable delivery without compromising on quality.
Partner with the Software Architect to translate the technical vision into execution-ready plans.
Design and maintain high-performance, scalable backend services and APIs built in Go.
Own the team's AWS infrastructure - from architecture decisions to deployment, monitoring, and cost efficiency.
Foster a culture of accountability, clean code, and rigorous testing across the engineering team.
What You Bring
7+ years of backend engineering experience with strong Go expertise and a track record of leading engineering teams.
Proven ability to manage, mentor, and grow engineers - you know how to give feedback, resolve blockers, and keep a team moving.
Solid hands-on experience with AWS - EC2, ECS/EKS, RDS, S3, SQS, and CloudWatch.
Deep understanding of distributed systems, concurrency, and building for high availability at scale.
Strong experience with REST API design, relational databases (PostgreSQL or MySQL), and containerisation with Docker and Kubernetes.
Experience with event-driven architectures (Kafka, RabbitMQ).
Knowledge of observability tooling such as Prometheus, Grafana, or Datadog.
Excellent communication skills in English - you can engage equally well with engineers, architects, and non-technical stakeholders.
Excellent AI usage skills.
Background in iGaming.
Nice to Have
Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform or AWS CDK.
Knowledge of PHP
What's in it for you?
The chance to make a tangible impact in a rapidly growing, global company.
A culture that rewards ambition, innovation, and collaboration.
A truly global work environment with colleagues from around the world.
28 days paid time off & public holidays.
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