Lead Engineer with Go Python
Location: Remote (must be based in Poland)
Start: ASAP
Agency: Airswift
Recruiter: Ariane Lima

Keywords:  Go, Python, Saas, gRPC, MongoDB, Google Cloud (including Storage, PubSub), alerts/logging (i.e. DataDog, Sentry)

Overview of the Role

This is a vital contributor to a fast-paced startup team that will lead backend architecture, development, and DevOps/deployment of the critical web application with which all customers will interact. Must be a self-starter, comfortable, and confident in envisioning and creating a robust SaaS application in a startup environment. Reports to the CTO, who will provide product direction, an interface with data scientists, and team management guidance. Owns the overall product architecture and DevOps / deployment infrastructure. Directly manages the output of a Python and Go team of developers. Negotiates with the front-end development the structure of the front-end API and then either directly implements and/or manages its development. Responsibilities Lead the design and implementation of a SaaS application constructed in Go/Python. Communicate clear ideas and concepts in English with product and technical management and other engineering team members. Review the current codebase and propose architectural recommendations/approaches to ensure greater reliability, scalability, and maintainability. Develop and maintain the application using Go/Python. Ongoing code reviews of other developers in Go/Python. Maintain code quality, organization, and automatization. Negotiate front-end API design with front-end developers. Establish DevOps infrastructure for full-stack development and deployment. Minimum qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in computer science, related field, or equivalent practical experience. 7 years of experience in software engineering. Experience creating production-quality SaaS applications within a startup environment. Experience in Go and Python design, programming, debugging, and production management. Experience creating front-end APIs for use by front-end applications. Experience establishing and maintaining DevOps environments for Startup stage companies. Must have gRPC, MongoDB, Google Cloud (including Storage, PubSub), alerts/logging (i.e. DataDog, Sentry)