Go Team Lead — ScoutX

About the Company

We are an international EdTech platform experiencing rapid and sustainable growth. Over the past year, the company has doubled in size, expanding its team, products, and global reach.

Our platform is used by 12 million learners. Our mission is to make knowledge not only accessible but also engaging and exciting for children.

We are looking for a Go Team Lead to manage a backend engineering team, support its professional growth, and contribute to the development of a large-scale educational platform.

About the Project

An international educational platform designed to make learning more accessible, engaging, and enjoyable for children.

You will join a growing engineering organization and lead a backend team responsible for developing and maintaining scalable platform services.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage a backend engineering team of 6 developers, including Senior and Middle-level engineers.
• Organize the team's work, support effective collaboration, and ensure delivery of project goals.
• Participate in the hiring process, conduct technical and managerial interviews, and onboard new employees.
• Motivate team members and support their professional development.
• Conduct regular 1:1 meetings and provide constructive feedback.
• Communicate with customers and business stakeholders to clarify requirements and align expectations.
• Participate in task prioritization, planning, and coordination with other teams.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of development processes and team performance.

Technology Stack

• Go
• Kubernetes
• Apache Kafka
• JavaScript

Requirements

• 4+ years of experience managing software engineering teams.
• 7+ years of commercial development experience with Go.
• Experience managing backend development teams.
• Strong communication, leadership, and people-management skills.
• Experience with hiring, onboarding, and motivating team members.
• Ability to communicate effectively with customers and business stakeholders.
• Conversational English at an Upper-Intermediate (B2) level or higher.

Would Be a Plus

• Experience working in EdTech or other high-load digital platforms.
• Experience with distributed systems and microservice architecture.
• Hands-on experience with Kubernetes and Kafka.
• Experience working in an international or geographically distributed team.
• Experience developing products for a large user base.

What We Offer

• Work format: Fully remote or hybrid work from Cyprus.
• Access to the platform's educational resources.
• Medical insurance.
• Full relocation package to Cyprus.
• Opportunity to work on an international educational product used by millions of learners.
• Professional growth and development opportunities.
• Collaboration with an international and rapidly growing team.