Golang Tech Lead

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Ukraine.

📋 Description

• Ensure stable, scalable, and high-quality development of the backend direction by establishing technical ownership.

• Implement engineering standards and reduce dependency on the Head of Engineering for daily technical decisions.

• Decompose complex tasks and provide technical support for delivery.

• Manage technical debt and plan for refactoring.

• Make technical decisions at the service level and regarding their interactions.

• Mentor and develop backend engineers.

• Participate in critical projects and architectural changes.

⛳️ Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in backend development using Go, with 1–2+ years in the role of Tech Lead / Staff Engineer (with ownership at the system level).

• Strong experience in Go development and designing distributed microservices architectures.

• Deep understanding of API design (REST / async communication) and event-driven architecture.

• Experience with PostgreSQL, NoSQL, and query optimization.

• Ability to build scalable and reliable systems (timeouts, retries, idempotency).

• Experience with AWS (or alternatives) and observability (logs, metrics, alerts).

🏝️ Benefits

• Medical insurance.

• Compensation for working with a psychologist.

• Individual benefit for sports activities.

• Breakfasts and lunches (on-site at offices).

• Sports activities at Genesis: running community, volleyball, yoga (offline); stretching and yoga (online).

• Budget for courses, conferences, and English language learning.

• Autonomy and flexibility: the option to choose between working in the office (Kyiv or Lviv) and a remote-first format (within Ukraine and abroad).

• Flexible start time (from 8 AM to 11 AM Kyiv time).

• 20 days off per year, days off on public holidays, and unlimited sick leaves.