Senior Go Engineer / Tech Lead (Production Platform)

Senior Go Engineer / Tech Lead (Production Platform)

About the project

US-based client is looking for a senior-level Go engineer to gradually take ownership of an existing production platform currently maintained by the client’s internal engineering team.

The engagement starts with one senior engineer working closely with the client team, followed by a phased transition of operational ownership:

• production support,
• bug fixing,
• incident response,
• platform stabilization,
• and later participation in development of the next-generation platform version.

The expected collaboration horizon is approximately 9 months with strong potential for extension.

Responsibilities

• Support and maintain a high-load production platform written in Go
• Investigate and resolve production incidents
• Take ownership of bug fixing and operational stability
• Participate in incident response and troubleshooting
• Collaborate directly with the client’s internal engineering team during the knowledge transfer phase
• Contribute to architecture and technical improvements
• Later participate in development of the next platform iteration

Requirements

• Strong Senior-level Go engineering experience
• Solid production support experience
• Hands-on experience with incident response and troubleshooting in live systems
• Strong understanding of distributed systems and backend architecture
• Experience working with high-load or mission-critical platforms
• Ability to independently own technical areas
• Strong communication skills and ability to work directly with US stakeholders
• English — Upper-Intermediate or higher

Nice to have

• Experience with cloud infrastructure
• Kubernetes / Docker experience
• Observability and monitoring stack experience
• Experience with platform modernization or migrations

Engagement Details

• Long-term B2B collaboration
• Direct communication with US client
• Gradual ownership transfer from internal engineering team
• Approximate duration: 9 months+
• Remote