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AgileEngine · 1 day ago

Backend Tech Lead (Go/Kotlin) ID48362

United States

Full-time

Remote

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

8+ years exp

AgileEngine is an Inc. 5000 company that creates award-winning software for Fortune 500 brands and trailblazing startups across 17+ industries. As a Backend Tech Lead (Go/Kotlin), you will lead the migration from a legacy monolith to a modern Service-Oriented Architecture, define architecture standards, and mentor senior engineers while driving system reliability and backend strategy.

Product DesignSoftware

Growth Opportunities

No H1B

Responsibilities

Architectural Ownership: Lead the design of specific domains within the new Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA)

Migration Strategy: Define the strategy for decoupling complex logic from the legacy PHP monolith

Infrastructure Leadership: Define standard Terraform modules and infrastructure patterns for the team

Mentorship: Guide senior engineers on best practices for GCP, Go, and Kotlin

Make localized design decisions for services (caching strategies, database choices) while adhering to the “Golden Path” meta-architecture

Collaborate with the “Sada” (Google Partner) team to integrate new CI/CD pipelines and foundational tools

Qualification

GoKotlinGCPTerraformCI/CDMicroservicesArchitectural DesignEnglishMentorshipLeadership

Required

Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the US (i.e. Green card holders, TN visa holders, GC EAD, H4 EAD, U4U with EAD)

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

8+ years of backend experience with significant leadership responsibilities

Expert-level knowledge of Go and Kotlin

Deep expertise in GCP architecture, including networking, security, and scaling strategies

Proven track record of decomposing monoliths into microservices in a high-traffic environment

Strong DevOps mindset; expert in Terraform and CI/CD concepts

Ability to translate high-level business requirements into technical roadmaps

Upper-intermediate English level

Preferred

Experience with Cloud Spanner

Background in Social Networking or high-concurrency real-time applications

Previous experience establishing Engineering 'Golden Paths' or internal developer platforms

Benefits

Professional growth: Accelerate your professional journey with mentorship, TechTalks, and personalized growth roadmaps.

Competitive compensation: We match your ever-growing skills, talent, and contributions with competitive USD-based compensation and budgets for education, fitness, and team activities.

A selection of exciting projects: Join projects with modern solutions development and top-tier clients that include Fortune 500 enterprises and leading product brands.

Flextime: Tailor your schedule for an optimal work-life balance, by having the options of working from home and going to the office, whatever makes you the happiest and most productive.