Lead Go Software Engineer (Platform / Orchestration)

EPAM Systems; Polska; Hybrid; PLN 260,000 - 480,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Relocation opportunities

Employee Stock Purchase Plan (15% off)

Health insurance

Multisport

Shopping vouchers

Referral bonuses

Job summary

EPAM Systems in Poland seeks a Lead Software Engineer (Platform / Orchestration) to own end-to-end install architecture and the Go orchestration engine. You will provide technical leadership across a small team and drive Terraform, Terragrunt, kOps, Helmfile, and Kubernetes initiatives with OpenAPI-driven automation.

You will design reusable GitHub Actions workflows, maintain IaC change-control, and collaborate on cross-functional efforts while communicating clearly in English.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of Go experience including CLI and HTTP service development.
• Expertise in Terraform via approved CLI workflow, Terragrunt-style IAM/bootstrap, and kOps.
• Proficiency in Helmfile, Kubernetes day-2 operations, and multi-account AssumeRole.
• Background in building reusable GitHub Actions workflows, runners, IRSA, and ECR wiring.
• Knowledge of OpenAPI-aligned automation APIs and decide-vs-execute patterns.
• Clear English communication for handoffs and collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end install architecture and Go orchestration engine across validation and actuation stages.
• Lead platform work across Terraform, Terragrunt, kOps, Helmfile and Kubernetes operations.
• Orchestrate multi-account delivery with config contracts, rollback, and safe-stop mechanisms.
• Develop reusable GitHub Actions workflows, runners, and image-sync wiring for pipelines.
• Design automation APIs aligned to OpenAPI and plan-vs-execute patterns.
• Ensure high quality through reviews and IaC change-control processes.

Skills

Go

CLI

HTTP service

Concurrency

Idempotent flows

OpenAPI

AI coding assistants

English communication

Tools

Terraform

Terragrunt

kOps

Helmfile

Kubernetes

GitHub Actions

IRSA

ECR

Job description

We are seeking a Lead Software Engineer (Platform / Orchestration) to own the end-to-end install architecture and the Go orchestration engine spanning Validate, Actuate with dry-run/policy gates, and Evidence stages, while providing technical leadership across a team of three engineers.

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end install architecture and the Go orchestration engine, including validation, actuation with dry-run/policy gates, and evidence generation
• Lead and review platform work across Terraform, Terragrunt-style IAM/bootstrap, kOps, Helmfile, Kubernetes day-2 operations, and multi-account AssumeRole, without necessarily authoring every layer
• Orchestrate blank-account delivery, including config contracts, rollback/teardown, and kill-switch / safe-stop mechanisms
• Build the first healthy application pipeline, including reusable GHA workflows, runners, IRSA, and ECR with image-sync wiring
• Design OpenAPI-aligned automation APIs and decide-vs-execute patterns
• Prioritize work across platform, backend, and media domains to keep the pod sequenced
• Follow production software engineering practices across repos and runbooks
• Use daily AI coding assistants such as Cursor or Claude Code with careful review of code and IaC
• Work from real GitHub Enterprise repos without inventing paths or cloud facts
• Apply IaC change control through plan, dual approve/sign, and apply via the org-approved Terraform CLI workflow, avoiding freestyle apply
• Maintain the deploy path through GitHub Actions reusable workflows, self-hosted runners, and IRSA as the primary model
• Provide clear English communication for handoffs

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience with Go, including CLI and HTTP service development, multi-step waves, concurrency, idempotent flows, and evidence/smoke outputs
• Expertise in Terraform via approved CLI workflow, Terragrunt-style IAM/bootstrap, and kOps
• Proficiency in Helmfile, Kubernetes day-2 operations, and multi-account AssumeRole
• Background in building reusable GHA workflows, runners, IRSA, and ECR with image-sync wiring
• Knowledge of OpenAPI-aligned automation APIs and decide-vs-execute patterns
• Skills in prioritizing across platform, backend, and media workstreams
• Familiarity with daily AI coding assistants such as Cursor or Claude Code, with careful review of code and IaC
• Understanding of IaC change control processes, including plan, dual approve/sign, and apply workflows
• Competency in clear English communication for technical handoffs

Nice to have

• Knowledge of observability practices
• Background in multi-tenant SaaS install environments

We offer

• We gather like-minded people:
  • Top tech minds driving innovation in AI, cloud and digital platform modernization
  • Supportive team and agile, startup-like culture
  • Hybrid by design mode and opportunity to work remotely within Poland
  • Chance to work abroad for up to 60 days annually
  • Business-driven relocation opportunities
• We provide growth opportunities:
  • Career development programs
  • Thought leadership, mentoring, soft skills and well-being programs
  • Certification (Anthropic, Gemini, GCP, Azure, AWS)
  • English classes
• We cover it all:
  • Stable pay
  • Participation in the Employee Stock Purchase Plan with a 15% discount
  • Benefits package (health insurance, multisport, shopping vouchers)
  • Referral bonuses up to $2,000
  • Offices featuring entertainment and relaxation zones, table tennis and football, free snacks, coffee and more
  • Corporate, social and well-being events
• Please, note:
  • Benefits listed above are available to employees only
  • We are open for working with Contractors. Terms of B2B cooperation agreements are agreed individually
  • We will reach out to selected candidates exclusively

EPAM is global leader in AI transformation engineering and integrated consulting, serving Forbes Global 2000 companies and ambitious startups. With over thirty years of expertise in custom software, product and platform engineering, we empower our clients to become AI-Native enterprises, driving measurable value from innovation and digital investments.