Title : Tech Lead, Golang
Department : Engineering
Location : UK or Europe, Remote
About Block Labs
Block Labs is a leading force in the Web3 space, incubating, investing in, and accelerating top-tier fintech, crypto and iGaming projects.
With a mission to shape the future of decentralized technology, we partner with visionary startups to raise funding, refine product-market fit, and grow their audiences.
Our diverse team drives innovation, using deep industry expertise and an extensive network to empower the next wave of blockchain-driven companies.
At Block Labs, we're passionate about turning bold ideas into breakthrough success.
We're looking for a Tech Lead to join our growing Engineering team!
About The Role
As a Tech Lead, you will be working to give shape a performant, resilient and distributed platform based on Go and Laravel that will shake up the gaming space.
You will form part of a cross-functional development team where the team owns and drives the continuous improvement of our products.
This is a senior individual contributor role with adhoc mentorship and guidance across the squad.
Key Responsibilities :
Architect and implement new backend features on a scalable, self-healing platform.
Technical Guidance and Mentorship to team members, promoting best practices and a collaborative development environment.
Evaluate emerging technologies and contribute to strategic architectural decisions.
Embrace a test-driven development approach to ensure robust code quality.
Craft code with performance, reliability, and maintainability as key priorities.
Conduct functional requirements analysis to ensure alignment with product goals.
Work closely with developers, QA, and product teams to deliver seamless solutions.
Track progress, issues, and requests through our project management tools for effective oversight.
Oversee individual project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables to meet team objectives.
Our Ideal Profile :
Senior Developer / Engineer with deep hands-on technical expertise primarily within Golang
Tech Stack : Proficient in Go, with some familiarity of Laravel would be beneficial.
iGaming industry experience is a plus, but not essential to the role.
About You :
You have over 6 years of experience as a backend software engineer
You are proficient in Go as a programming language; experience with gRPC is essential, and familiarity with Laravel and RoadRunner is a plus
You are familiar with DevOps practices and containerization technologies in cloud-based environments
You have experience with distributed systems and microservice architectures
You have a proven track record working with high-transactional systems
You are passionate about software quality and engineering, and you strive to make a difference
You have a strong command of both spoken and written English
A degree in Information Technology or a related field is considered an advantage
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