We are looking for a highly capable Lead AI-First Golang Engineer to join a project where you’ll build an AI tourism platform. This is not a traditional coding role. We don’t need coders; we need engineers who build features end-to-end using AI coding tools.
You’ll use Claude Code and other AI tools to 10x your output, always thinking about how the product or feature you are working on benefits the user.
Also, we have no QA team — you OWN the quality of what you ship!
Regarding Lead responsibilities:
This is not a people-management role: no one-to-ones, no performance reviews, no coaching responsibilities.
Every engineer involved in the project already owns their work end-to-end (IC + DRI), so this role is not about “more ownership”.
A Lead is the spokesperson, coordinator, and facilitator for their pod, internally with product, design, and leadership, and externally with clients. You think product-first, contribute meaningfully in product planning sessions, and represent your pod in those rooms.
You remain a hands-on backend engineer. The spokesperson, coordination, and facilitation work sits on top of your IC contributions, not instead of them. Expect the majority of your week to still be engineering.
What you’ll actually do:
Own features end-to-end: from specs to deployment to fixing bugs
Use Claude Code to generate Golang backend code
Review AI output for quality and architectural fit
Fix bugs to learn our codebase, then rapidly build new features
Make quick decisions on what to build vs buy vs generate with AI
Talk to customers when they report issues, and ship fixes the same day
Additionally, at the Lead level:
Be the spokesperson for your pod, internally with PMs, designers, and leadership, and externally with clients and partners
Coordinate work across the pod: break initiatives into chunks, sequence them, surface blockers, and facilitate hand-offs
Represent your pod in product planning sessions and bring a strong product-driven point of view to scoping and trade-offs
Join client meetings when needed to gather context, align on requirements, and report on delivery
Products you will build:
Platform: data- and AI-focused features, internal tooling, agentic systems
Integrations: API connections to supplier and business client platforms, data ingestion pipelines, LLM providers
Our stack:
Backend: Go monorepo (no framework, 3+ services)
Hosting: PaaS-managed containers, local setup fully mirrors production via Docker Compose
Tools: Jaeger tracing, Betterstack (Logging, Alerting), Redis Async queue
Databases: PostgreSQL, Redis
AI tooling: Claude Code (mandatory)
You are a great fit if you:
You think in features and architecture, and not in single lines of code
Get frustrated when development takes weeks instead of days
Can spot subtle bugs in AI-generated code quickly
You ship fast, but always verify it actually works
Have shipped real products that customers actually use
Think “how can AI build this?” as your first instinct
(Lead) You’re energized by product planning sessions and have opinions about what the pod should build next, not just how
(Lead) You’re comfortable being the face of your pod, both in internal planning rooms and on calls with clients
Red flags (don’t apply if):
You’ve never used Claude Code or similar AI coding tools
You’re a perfectionist who loves to code
You need detailed specs before starting
You see AI as a threat rather than leverage
You’re outside European/African time zones
(Lead) You’re looking for a people-management role with one-to-ones, performance reviews and career coaching, but that’s not what this is
(Lead) You want to lead a team in name but not be hands-on in the codebase
(Lead) You’d rather avoid client meetings or stakeholder-facing conversations
(Lead) You think product planning is someone else’s job and you just want the tickets handed to you
You must have:
Ownership mentality with a strive for elegantly simple, high-quality
