Golang Backend Tech Lead for Scalable Cloud APIs
Nine Entertainment Co. Pty Ltd
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Job summary
Nine Entertainment Co. Pty Ltd in Sydney is hiring a Backend Technical Lead (Golang) to steer the core streaming platform and APIs powering 9Now and Stan. This role blends hands-on coding with team leadership in a high-concurrency environment.
You will design scalable cloud architectures on AWS, drive DevOps practices, and mentor engineers while championing AI-enabled monitoring and proactive reliability. Flexible, hybrid work options are available.
Qualifications
- Proven experience leading backend teams and delivering high-concurrency services.
- Strong Golang development expertise and code review skills.
- Extensive AWS cloud and microservices architecture knowledge.
- DevOps mindset with IaC and monitoring proficiency.
- Security-focused with best practices and auditing experience.
- Experience applying AI to backend operations is a plus.
- Agile leadership to unblock teams and empower autonomy.
Responsibilities
- Lead backend engineering on the core streaming platform and APIs.
- Write, review, and deploy high-performance Golang code.
- Own the full lifecycle of cloud-based distributed systems.
- Drive CI/CD, automated tests, and staged rollouts.
- Mentor engineers and support career growth.
- Partner with Product to align roadmaps with business goals.
- Lead root-cause analysis for production issues.
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Job description
Nine Entertainment Co. Pty Ltd in Sydney is hiring a Backend Technical Lead (Golang) to steer the core streaming platform and APIs powering 9Now and Stan. This role blends hands-on coding with team leadership in a high-concurrency environment.
You will design scalable cloud architectures on AWS, drive DevOps practices, and mentor engineers while championing AI-enabled monitoring and proactive reliability. Flexible, hybrid work options are available.
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