Lead Golang Engineer / Head of Back-end Development

Job title: Lead Golang Engineer / Head of Back-end Development

About the Role Bet On Talent is seeking a Lead Golang Engineer / Head of Back-end Development to lead a Go engineering team, own the backend roadmap, the AWS infrastructure, and the people who build it. You will partner with the Software Architect to translate the technical vision into execution-ready plans and drive reliable, scalable backend services.

What You'll Do

• Lead and mentor a team of Go engineers - setting clear expectations, running code reviews, and driving continuous improvement.
• Take end-to-end ownership of the backend roadmap, ensuring reliable delivery without compromising on quality.
• Partner with the Software Architect to translate the technical vision into execution-ready plans.
• Design and maintain high-performance, scalable backend services and APIs built in Go.
• Own the team's AWS infrastructure - from architecture decisions to deployment, monitoring, and cost efficiency.
• Foster a culture of accountability, clean code, and rigorous testing across the engineering team.

What We're Looking For

• 7+ years of backend engineering experience with strong Go expertise and a track record of leading engineering teams.
• Proven ability to manage, mentor, and grow engineers - you know how to give feedback, resolve blockers, and keep a team moving.
• Solid hands-on experience with AWS - EC2, ECS/EKS, RDS, S3, SQS, and CloudWatch.
• Deep understanding of distributed systems, concurrency, and building for high availability at scale.
• Strong experience with REST API design, relational databases (PostgreSQL or MySQL), and containerisation with Docker and Kubernetes.
• Experience with event-driven architectures (Kafka, RabbitMQ).
• Knowledge of observability tooling such as Prometheus, Grafana, or Datadog.
• Excellent communication skills in English - you can engage equally well with engineers, architects, and non-technical stakeholders.
• Excellent AI usage skills.

Nice to Have

• Background in iGaming, Fintech, or other high-volume, regulated industries.
• Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform or AWS CDK.
• Knowledge of PHP

Compensation & Benefits

• The chance to make a tangible impact in a rapidly growing, global company.
• A culture that rewards ambition, innovation, and collaboration.
• A truly global work environment with colleagues from around the world.
• 28 days paid time off & public holidays.