Lead Software Engineer - Golang

We are seeking a Lead Software Engineer – Golang to join our team and take ownership of designing and building scalable cloud-native backend systems. The ideal candidate brings strong technical expertise in Golang combined with an architectural mindset and a drive for building efficient event-driven microservices that power our platform.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement backend services using Golang, Kafka and GraphQL
• Build microservices architecture leveraging gRPC and event-driven patterns
• Architect scalable software solutions deployed on AWS cloud infrastructure
• Write clean, structured and maintainable code following best practices
• Develop efficient and pixel-perfect user interfaces
• Automate repetitive tasks to improve team efficiency
• Collaborate within a Scrum Agile team to deliver high-quality software
• Apply functional and object-oriented programming principles to design robust systems
• Leverage AI-enabled tools and practices to enhance engineering productivity
• Explore and adopt new technologies to keep solutions current and competitive

Requirements

• 7-12 years of senior application development experience
• Proficiency in Golang, Kafka and GraphQL for backend development
• Expertise in gRPC, microservices patterns and event-driven architecture
• Experience working with AWS cloud environments
• Skills in functional and object-oriented programming with design patterns
• Familiarity with concurrency concepts in distributed systems
• Understanding of Scrum Agile methodology with hands-on team experience
• Excellent written and verbal English communication skills, additional languages a plus

Benefits

Opportunity to work on technical challenges that may impact across geographies

Vast opportunities for self-development: online university, knowledge sharing opportunities globally, learning opportunities through external certifications

Opportunity to share your ideas on international platforms

Sponsored Tech Talks & Hackathons

Unlimited access to LinkedIn learning solutions

Possibility to relocate to any EPAM office for short and long-term projects

Focused individual development

Benefit package:

• Health benefits
• Retirement benefits
• Paid time off
• Flexible benefits

Forums to explore beyond work passion (CSR, photography, painting, sports, etc.)