Lead Software Engineer - Golang/Kubernetes - Freewheel

What you'll do

• Lead development and implementation of software and web applications aligned with business objectives and user requirements
• Integrate new systems with existing infrastructure focusing on scalability, security, and performance improvement
• Mentor team members and provide technical training to foster collaboration and professional growth
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure successful application integration and advocate best practices
• Participate in or lead peer programming, design sprints, or prototyping sessions
• Create, maintain, and ensure accessibility of comprehensive documentation for development activities
• Monitor application performance metrics and use data to guide enhancements
• Provide expert technical advice and support to internal stakeholders and external partners
• Collaborate with Quality Assurance to ensure applications meet testing standards and technical requirements
• Exercise independent judgment and discretion in significant matters
• Maintain regular, consistent, and punctual attendance; work nights and weekends as necessary
• Perform other duties as assigned

Requirements

• 7-10 years of experience in Software Engineering or Platform Engineering
• Strong software engineering background with experience in Go and Python
• Deep understanding of Kubernetes architecture and production operations
• Experience designing and operating large-scale cloud-native platforms
• Hands-on experience with AWS or OCI cloud services
• Experience with Terraform and Infrastructure as Code
• Strong knowledge of CI/CD, GitOps, and deployment automation
• Experience driving technical initiatives across multiple engineering teams
• Strong system design, troubleshooting, and architectural decision-making skills
• Preferred: Experience managing enterprise Kubernetes platforms serving multiple engineering organizations
• Preferred: Experience building Platform-as-a-Product initiatives
• Preferred: Experience with OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, Splunk, or similar observability solutions
• Preferred: Experience with multi-cluster Kubernetes environments
• Preferred: Experience leading platform standardization and migration initiatives
• Preferred: Previous experience mentoring engineers or serving as technical lead
• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent combination of coursework and experience

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