Lead Backend Engineer – Go, Kafka & K8s (Flexible Work)
Summary
Lead a backend team building scalable, secure systems in Go, Kafka, and Kubernetes for a ride-hailing platform, owning architecture and mentoring engineers.
Angkas is seeking a Lead Software Engineer in Manila to drive technical excellence and architectural decisions. You will lead cross-functional teams, own critical components, and mentor engineers while delivering scalable, secure systems using Go, Kafka, K8s, Redis, and PostgreSQL.
You’ll collaborate with product managers and designers, provide technical guidance, and participate in 24x7 on-call responsibilities. A strong emphasis on leadership and high-availability design defines this role.