Role Summary

We are looking for a highly skilled Lead Software Engineer go to take a key technical leadership role within our engineering organization. You will be responsible for designing and architecting core backend systems, driving technical excellence, and shaping the long-term vision of our platform.

This role requires both strategic thinking and hands-on contribution. You will lead complex technical initiatives, guide other engineers, establish best practices, and ensure the scalability, reliability, and security of our backend services.

Key Responsibilities

Technical Leadership

• Lead and mentor the Go engineering team, fostering strong engineering standards.

• Define and advocate best practices in Go development, architecture, and performance.

• Design large-scale, complex backend and platform-level systems.

• Drive technical strategy and influence technology choices across teams.

• Stay current with emerging technologies, especially within the Go ecosystem.

• Define and maintain architecture for critical backend systems.

Hands-on Development

• Write clean, maintainable, and well-tested Go code.

• Participate in the entire software development lifecyclefrom design to deployment.

• Prototype and evaluate new features, tools, and technologies.

Code Review & Mentorship

• Conduct thorough code reviews ensuring quality and adherence to standards.

• Mentor mid-level and senior engineers, supporting their technical growth.

Performance Optimization

• Identify system bottlenecks and implement performance improvements.

• Optimize systems for speed, scalability, and cost efficiency.

Security

• Apply secure coding best practices to safeguard data and prevent vulnerabilities.

• Collaborate with the security team to address potential risks.

Collaboration

• Work closely with product managers, cross-functional engineers, and stakeholders.

• Communicate complex technical topics clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.

• Coordinate with other technical leaders across backend, frontend, mobile, and platform areas.

Problem Solving

• Troubleshoot complex, high-impact production issues.

• Provide technical solutions that balance performance, scalability, and maintainability.

Qualifications & Skills

Required

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent (Masters preferred).

• 8+ years of software engineering experience with strong expertise in Go.

• Deep understanding of Go concurrency (goroutines, channels).

• Solid experience in distributed systems design and development.

• Proficiency in network programming using Go.

• Strong knowledge of SQL/NoSQL databases and data modeling.

• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and cloud environments (AWS/GCP/Azure).

• Familiarity with Go testing frameworks (testing, Ginkgo, GoConvey).

• Experience building CI/CD pipelines.

• Understanding of secure coding practices.

• Experience with messaging systems (Kafka, RabbitMQ) is a big plus.

• Experience with gRPC or other RPC frameworks is a plus.

• WebAssembly (WASM) experience is a plus.

• Agile development experience.

• Experience working in Vietnam or Southeast Asia is an advantage.

• Excellent problem-solving skills and strong communication abilities.

• Fluent in English; Vietnamese proficiency is a plus.

What We Offer

• Competitive salary and benefits.

• 100% salary during probation.

• Full insurance contribution based on 100% of salary.

• Opportunity to build products impacting millions of users.

• Dynamic, supportive, and innovative working environment.

• Premium health insurance for you and your family.

• Annual leave: 1214 days, plus Birthday Leave and Christmas Leave.

• Annual performance review.

• Internal knowledge sharing & sponsored training programs.

• Team building, company trips, year-end party, and monthly activities.

• Free coffee & tea, comfortable workspace.

• Working hours: 9:00 18:00, Monday to Friday.