Golang Team Lead

What’s important to us: 

Techversant is seeking an experienced Team Lead specializing in GoLang to join our team. In this role, you will be responsible for leading the development of scalable, high-performance applications and mentoring a team of engineers. You will play a critical role in designing, implementing, and maintaining backend services and ensuring the successful delivery of complete solutions to customers.

As a Team Lead, you will work closely with your team to support their use of the platform and drive continuous improvement in development practices. Your reporting head values innovation and will welcome your recommendations on improving processes and approaches.

Responsibilities:

• Lead and mentor a team of engineers, providing guidance on design, coding, and troubleshooting.
• Architect highly scalable and highly available systems with minimal guidance.
• Translate business requirements into scalable and extensible designs.
• Work closely with team members to deliver complete solutions to customers.
• Communicate effectively with clients to gather requirements, provide updates, and ensure their needs are met.
• Participate in all phases of the agile development cycle, including planning, design, implementation, review, testing, deployment, documentation, and training.
• Troubleshoot and resolve customer issues promptly and effectively.
• Advocate for and practice Agile methodologies within the team.
• Strive for continuous improvement in development processes and team productivity.
• Implement and maintain APIs using REST, GraphQL, and gRPC.

Qualifications:

• 6+ years of web development experience, with at least 2+ years of proven proficiency in Go programming.
• Deep understanding of RDBMS and NoSQL databases.
• Experience implementing AWS services, including containerization to support Go applications and repository maintenance.
• Proficiency with Kubernetes for application development, deployment, and scaling.
• Strong knowledge of RESTful APIs, GraphQL, and an understanding of the differences between REST, GraphQL, and gRPC.
• Knowledge of additional web technologies such as Python or PHP is a plus.
• Strong time management and organizational skills.
• Knowledge of Go templating, common frameworks, and tools.
• Ability to instill and enforce best practices in web development within the team.
• Strong design skills, with an understanding of design and architectural patterns.
• Excellent understanding of data structures and algorithms.
• A sense of urgency and ownership over the product, with a proactive approach to work.
• Great attitude towards work and people, fostering a positive team environment.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced service environment.
• Experience in technical mentorship or coaching is highly desirable.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience working in an Agile development environment is a plus.
• Knowledge of front-end development technologies such as HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.