Tech Lead - Golang (100% Remote)

Pragmatike is recruiting on behalf of a European deep-tech company building a decentralized, energy-efficient alternative to traditional cloud providers. Their platform operates on distributed bare-metal infrastructure with advanced automation, delivering sovereign, high-performance compute for modern workloads. They are seeking a Tech Lead with expertise in Go and P2P systems to design and evolve the backend of a decentralized cloud platform.

Location: Remote (EMEA timezone)

Responsibilities

• Design and develop scalable, distributed, server-side applications and microservices using Go.
• Build and optimize mission-critical backend software, focusing on system programming, concurrency, and performance tuning.
• Design and implement robust peer-to-peer (P2P) communication systems.
• Contribute to or build systems using libp2p or similar P2P frameworks.
• Ensure cross-platform compatibility and consistent application behavior.
• Collaborate within an Agile/Scrum team, contributing to backlog refinement, risk identification, and dependency management.
• Produce clean, maintainable, and reusable code following engineering standards.
• Optimize backend systems for performance, reliability, security, and fault tolerance.
• Establish and enhance backend infrastructure, including deployment pipelines, observability, and monitoring tooling.
• Work across multi-cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP) and collaborate with infrastructure teams.
• Participate in the full application lifecycle, from design to production operations.
• Engage with product and design teams to understand end-user and platform requirements.
• Conduct code reviews, mentor engineers, and improve backend engineering quality.
• Champion best engineering practices and software craftsmanship.

Requirements

• 5–6+ years of experience as a Senior or Lead Backend Engineer.
• MS degree in Computer Science or related field.
• Strong expertise in Go and/or Java (Go preferred).
• Solid understanding of software design patterns, concurrency, and multi-threaded programming.
• Proven production experience with P2P architectures.
• Strong knowledge of internet protocols and technologies (TCP/IP, HTTP).
• Experience with service-oriented architectures (REST, JSON, API design).
• Ability to design secure, well-structured RESTful APIs.
• Deep understanding of Agile development principles.
• Strong communication skills.