Technical Lead

Requirements Technical Skills ● 7+ years in backend or platform engineering; 2+ years in a tech lead or architect role. ● Deep experience in Golang, including concurrency, testing, and idiomatic design. ● Solid background in AWS architecture (ECS/Fargate, RDS Postgres, Secrets Manager, SQS, CloudWatch, API Gateway). ● Strong understanding of microservice architecture, system design, and scalability principles. ● Experience designing and implementing CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Terraform, IaC). ● Familiarity with observability stacks (Prometheus, Grafana, OpenSearch/CloudWatch). ● Strong grasp of networking, IAM, and security best practices for cloud-native apps. ● Experience defining and evolving OpenAPI-based APIs for mobile and web clients. ● Proficiency with PostgreSQL schema versioning and migration strategies. Leadership & Soft Skills ● Proven experience leading engineering teams through architecture transitions or platform rebuilds. ● Strong communication skills - able to explain trade-offs and influence technical direction. ● Strategic mindset with hands-on execution - comfortable switching between architecting and coding. ● Collaborative approach with Product, QA, and DevOps teams. ● Organized, self-driven, and aligned with a ‘stability-first’ engineering culture. Nice to Have ● Experience in migration from PHP to Go or other modernization efforts. ● Familiarity with HubSpot API/webhooks and third-party integrations. ● Exposure to event-driven architecture (Kafka/SNS/EventBridge). ● Experience building multi-region or multi-tenant systems. ● Contributions to engineering standards, internal tooling, or technical documentation. What We Offer ● Ownership of MoonTech’s backend platform architecture from the ground up. ● A key leadership role reporting directly to the CTO. ● Opportunity to shape tech direction for 2026 and beyond (AI, automation, and platform scale). ● Flexible remote setup, and strong engineering culture.