Lead Go Engineer

September 23, 2026

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English is required · B2 levelIncludes live coding

Description

A software development company is looking for a Lead Go Engineer to join its client's distributed team, combining deep backend expertise with hands-on AI/ML integration. The role owns the architecture and delivery of scalable distributed Go systems and acts as the bridge between engineering and AI capabilities. It includes technical leadership, mentoring senior engineers and representing engineering to external stakeholders. Work is remote across CEE/EU on a B2B contract at $4,500 per month with 09:00–18:00 CEST hours.

Responsibilities

Lead the design and evolution of scalable distributed systems in Go
Own AI integration and configuration, from model selection and API integration to prompt engineering and production deployment
Translate business goals into technical roadmaps and delivery plans
Conduct architecture reviews and code reviews and mentor senior engineers
Represent engineering in external stakeholder meetings and challenge unrealistic requirements
Drive improvements to CI/CD, observability, and engineering processes
Balance hands-on coding with team leadership and architectural oversight

Requirements

5–6+ years of commercial experience with Go
2+ years in a technical leadership or lead engineer role
Deep expertise in distributed systems, microservices, and Go concurrency (goroutines, channels, sync primitives)
Hands-on experience implementing, configuring, or integrating AI/ML solutions in production backend systems
Experience with LLMs, RAG pipelines, OpenAI APIs, LangChain, or similar AI/ML frameworks
Experience with CI/CD, cloud infrastructure, and modern DevOps practices
Higher education in IT
Readiness to work CEST hours and use a corporate laptop
Willingness to complete a live coding task in Go during the client interview
English at B2 level

Conditions

Remote work across CEE/EU
Rate of $4,500 per month on a B2B contract
Working hours 09:00–18:00 CEST
Flexible working conditions
Long-term product with real business impact
International distributed team with collaborative culture

Gogoroutineschannelssync primitivesmicroservicesdistributed systemsCI/CDLLMsRAG pipelinesOpenAI APIsLangChainAI/MLDevOpssoftware development

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