Team Lead (Go/Vue.js, AWS)

Summary

Hands-on engineering lead for a small team delivering Go microservices and Vue.js apps on AWS. Set technical direction, mentor developers, and drive an iterative migration to a scalable, event‑driven architecture. Split your time between coding, reviews, architecture, and people leadership.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and review performant, reliable Go services; champion API‑first design (OpenAPI).
• Lead the microservices/event‑driven migration on AWS; shape service boundaries and contracts.
• Translate requirements into technical solutions, high‑level estimates, and delivery plans.
• Maintain code quality via standards, reviews, automated testing, and CI/CD.
• Identify and resolve bottlenecks and bugs; improve performance and reliability.
• Collaborate with Product on planning and stakeholder communication.
• Work with Architects/DevOps on security, reliability, and operational best practices.
• Assist with deployments and production support; manage escalations and post‑incident follow‑ups.
• Recruit, onboard, mentor, and appraise developers; unblock the team day‑to‑day.
• Produce clear technical documentation and ensure documentation quality across the team.
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Our stack

• Backend: Go (primary), C# for legacy components; microservices and EDA
• Frontend: Vue.js
• AWS: EC2, Lambda, DocumentDB (MongoDB‑compatible), MariaDB, Redis/ElastiCache, RabbitMQ
• Tooling: Docker, Git (GitHub/GitLab), Jira; OpenAPI; UML where helpful

Requirements

• Strong Go proficiency (language spec, stdlib, common frameworks) and solid design‑pattern knowledge.
• Proven experience with microservices and event‑driven systems (RabbitMQ/Kafka/Pulsar).
• AWS production experience across compute, messaging, and data stores.
• Concurrency, multithreading, and async programming expertise.
• Redis caching and API‑first design with OpenAPI; strong REST service design.
• Docker, CI/CD, and automated testing (unit, integration, contract).
• Git workflows; Agile delivery using Jira or similar.
• Clear communication, attention to detail, and strong ownership.
• Comfortable supporting legacy C# services.