Lead Software Engineer - Go (Remote)

Lead Software Engineer (Go)

We're looking for a talented Lead Software Engineer with expertise in Go to lead one of the several development teams working on the subsystems in a company that's creating a world where everyone, everywhere, is connected. As the first global mobile network built on blockchain and the sharing economy, the company believes everyone has a fundamental right to connection, digital identity, economic freedom, and self-data governance.

To succeed as a Lead Software Engineer, you should have a personality and work ethic aiming for excellence. Collaboration and communication skills are critical as the company works in small agile (Scrum) teams that are 100% remote.

This role is the right fit for you if you have excellent attention to detail and can also create high-performance code that adhere to industry best practices.

Lead Software Engineer (Go) Responsibilities:

• Lead the architectural design and establish good coding practices, guiding your team in the process
• Take end-to-end ownership of the product: from backlog refinement to production performance
• Produce high quality, readable and performant code, properly tested with Unit and Integration tests
• Accept and offer constructive feedback to help you and your peers improve
• Care for overall quality, code, and architecture
• Design and build complex distributed systems
• Design and build blockchain protocols and applications
• Design and build complex VoIP and networking systems
• Design and build small yet efficient embedded binaries on low-power devices
• Mentor team members with less experience
• Assist in the redaction of manuals, technical documentation, and tutorials

Lead Software Engineer (Go) Requirements:

• Software development: 5+ years of experience in a leadership position
• Familiarity with test automation tools, CI pipelines, Cloud, and containerization technologies (embedded systems experience is a plus)
• Appreciate clean code and best practices in software engineering (Domain-Driven Design is a plus)
• Good communication skills, knowledge sharing, and collaboration
• Experienced and specialized in Go, but also in harmony with the "right tool for the job" mentality.
• Familiarity with cryptography — a major plus!
• Experience with Haskell programming — 5 stars!