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Development · Malta, Remote · Fully Remote

Back-End Team Leader (Go)

Lead a Golang engineering team from the front - owning the backend roadmap, the AWS infrastructure, and the people who build it.

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Location: Hybrid in Malta or Remote from Europe
Reporting to: Head of Back-end Development

Your Mission

  • 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 You Bring

  • 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

What's in it for you?

  • 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.

Department
Development
Locations
Malta, Remote
Remote status
Fully Remote
Employment type
Full-time
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Development · Malta, Remote · Fully Remote

Back-End Team Leader (Go)

Lead a Golang engineering team from the front - owning the backend roadmap, the AWS infrastructure, and the people who build it.

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