Senior / Lead Golang Developer | Event-Driven Architecture

High Country Search Group; Denver (CO); Hybrid; USD 135,000 - 155,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K match

On-call pay

Job summary

High Country Search Group is assisting a Denver-based client in hiring a Senior / Lead Golang Developer to own event-driven architecture and drive the creation of several new Go microservices from design through deployment.

You will mentor engineers, help shape the technical direction of a modern cloud-based platform, collaborate with executives on high-impact initiatives, and work in a hybrid environment with three in-office days per week.

Qualifications

• Experience leading software development initiatives at scale.
• Mentoring and leading other engineers.
• Strong production Go (Golang) experience.
• Strong understanding of systems design and microservices architecture.
• Advocate for clean architecture and clean code.
• Experience with event-driven systems such as Kafka.
• AI Forward mindset in SDLC/ADLC pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Own event-driven architecture and guide design through deployment.
• Mentor engineers and drive technical initiatives across squads.
• Define technical direction for a cloud-native platform and ensure robust delivery.
• Collaborate with executives on high-impact initiatives and align engineering strategy.

Skills

Go (Golang)

Leadership

Event-driven

Systems design

Microservices

AI Forward

Tools

Kafka

Job description

Hiring: Senior / Lead Golang Developer | Event-Driven Architecture

I am helping one of my favorite clients hire a Senior / Lead Golang Developer (and a couple other members of their team). They’re looking for Senior Engineers / Tech Leads to own event-driven architecture as they rip apart their legacy monolith into Go microservices and build out several exciting new products.

Lots of things we think you'll love about this role ... here are a few highlights:

• You'd be dealing at a large scale: (i.e., fun, gnarly scaling challenges ahead: 100M+ users, 6 billion HTTP requests daily, and 1.5M transactions/hour at peak).
• You'd be part of a team that holds a unique approach to AI: They are heavy in pragmatic AI tooling: very AI-forward, but NOT "AI First" ... it's DevsFirst instead :).
• You'd help shape the technical direction of a modern cloud-based platform while mentoring other engineers and leading technical initiatives from design through deployment.
• You'd work on a mission-critical product and work hand in hand with executive technical leaders, so your work will have impact at the highest level

REQUIREMENTS

• Experience leading software development initiatives at scale (i.e at companies who have hundreds of thousands to millions of users)
• Experience mentoring/leading other engineers and driving technical excellence.
• Strong production (non-side project) experience with Go (Golang)
• Strong understanding of systems design & microservices architecture.
• Advocate for clean architecture and clean code
• Experience working with event-driven systems such as Kafka.
• AI Forward, including experience in the transformation of the SDLC to ADLC

LOCATION

This role is based in Denver HQ, and the expectation of work is HYBRID, 3 days a week: ANY 3 days ... you pick :).

COMPENSATION

The salary range for this position is between $135K - $155K with a 15% bonus for a total expected cash compensation range of $155,250 to $178,250. Beyond the base and bonus, this company also offers a 4% 401K match, and they pay extra for any on-call.

NOTE: This client is unable to offer sponsorship or visa transfers at this time.