Lead Software Engineer — AI-Driven Microservices

EveryAction, Inc. USA; United States; On-site; USD 130,000 - 145,000; Full time

Job summary

Bonterra is seeking a Lead Software Engineer in the United States to drive development of backend Go services and frontend Angular interfaces within a large microservices architecture. You will own API design, service decomposition, and collaboration with product teams to deliver scalable, AI-enhanced solutions.

The role emphasizes leadership, code reviews, and mentoring while leveraging Kubernetes, OpenAPI, and cloud best practices to ship reliable software for nonprofit platforms.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of full-stack software development experience, including work on production systems.
• Strong experience with Go for backend development, including building RESTful APIs and microservices.
• Proficiency with Angular (preferably Angular 15+) and TypeScript for frontend development.
• Solid understanding of microservices architecture, including service discovery, inter-service communication, and distributed system patterns.
• Experience with REST API design and OpenAPI/Swagger specifications.
• Experience with MySQL in production environments, including schema design and query optimization.
• Hands-on experience with containerization (Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes/Helm).
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and modern deployment practices in Kubernetes environments.
• Experience with comprehensive testing frameworks (unit, integration, and e2e testing).
• Comfortable working in AWS or similar cloud environments.
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to evaluate tradeoffs and make thoughtful implementation decisions that affect multiple services in a distributed system context.
• Enthusiastic about learning and leveraging AI tools to improve development efficiency and product capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain reliable microservices within a large-scale distributed architecture using Go for backend APIs and Angular for frontend applications.
• Develop and maintain RESTful APIs with OpenAPI/Swagger specifications, ensuring robust service-to-service communication and integration.
• Build scalable Angular UI applications and contribute to shared component libraries that support high-quality, consistent user experiences across the platform.
• Work within a microservices ecosystem where each service is independently deployable, using Kubernetes/Helm for orchestration and deployment.
• Implement comprehensive testing strategies using Ginkgo for Go services (unit, integration, smoke tests) and Jest/Cypress for Angular applications.
• Take ownership of complex technical challenges across the full stack, making architectural decisions that span multiple microservices, and contribute to the full software lifecycle - from sprint planning and ticket refinement to implementation, peer reviews, and demos.
• Drive technical initiatives and influence technical direction across the platform, evaluating tradeoffs and introducing improvements that benefit multiple teams.
• Use AI as a force multiplier. Experiment with LLMs, agentic tools, and AI-integrated features to accelerate development, streamline workflows, and create smarter user experiences.
• Embrace change as a catalyst for continuous improvement and team efficiency.
• Work closely with product managers, designers, QA engineers, and other developers to build intuitive features that meet user needs and align with our mission.
• Lead and mentor junior and mid-level engineers through thoughtful code reviews, knowledge sharing, and technical guidance. Model best practices and contribute to a collaborative, inclusive engineering culture.

Skills

Go

Angular

TypeScript

Microservices

REST APIs

OpenAPI/Swagger

MySQL

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD

AWS

AI tools

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes/Helm

OpenAPI/Swagger

Job description

Bonterra is seeking a Lead Software Engineer in the United States to drive development of backend Go services and frontend Angular interfaces within a large microservices architecture. You will own API design, service decomposition, and collaboration with product teams to deliver scalable, AI-enhanced solutions.

The role emphasizes leadership, code reviews, and mentoring while leveraging Kubernetes, OpenAPI, and cloud best practices to ship reliable software for nonprofit platforms.