Lead Golang Engineer (AI-First Product)
We are looking for a Lead Golang Engineer to join an exciting long-term project focused on building an AI-powered tourism platform.
This is not a traditional coding role.
We are looking for engineers who can build and deliver features end-to-end using modern AI-assisted development tools, with a strong preference for Claude Code and similar agentic AI solutions.
This is a hands-on engineering position with strong technical leadership responsibilities. While this is not a people-management role, the successful candidate must have proven experience leading delivery within engineering teams, coordinating execution, and driving outcomes.
Requirements
- 5+ years of commercial experience with Golang (exceptionally strong candidates with 4+ years may also be considered)
- Proven experience delivering production-ready features end-to-end
- Mandatory experience leading delivery within a development team
- Demonstrable experience acting as a technical lead within a squad, including:
- breaking down work and defining execution plans
- coordinating engineering efforts across team members
- representing the team during planning sessions
- communicating with stakeholders
- facilitating successful delivery outcomes
- Strong experience using AI coding tools in daily development workflows
- Proven AI-first engineering experience is required
- Hands-on experience with Claude Code is highly preferred
- Candidates should be prepared to provide specific examples of using AI-assisted development tools during the application process
- Strong English communication skills (Upper-Intermediate / Advanced)
- Self-driven mindset, ownership mentality, and ability to work autonomously
Responsibilities
- Build and deliver product features end-to-end using Golang and AI-assisted development workflows
- Drive technical delivery across the team
- Coordinate engineering efforts and help unblock delivery challenges
- Collaborate closely with product, engineering, and business stakeholders
- Contribute to architecture discussions and technical decision-making
- Champion AI-first development practices and help improve engineering productivity through AI tools
- Work in a highly autonomous, fast-moving engineering environment
Project Details
- AI-powered tourism platform
- Full-time position
- Fully remote
- Long-term cooperation
- Start date: ASAP (flexible for the right candidate)
If you're passionate about AI-driven engineering, enjoy taking ownership of delivery, and have a track record of leading technical execution within engineering teams, we'd love to hear from you.
Required languages
| English | C1 - Advanced |
| Ukrainian | Native |