GO Senior Lead Developer

CAPGEMINI ENGINEERING

At Capgemini Engineering, the world leader in engineering services, we bring together a global team of engineers, scientists, and architects to help the world’s most innovative companies unleash their potential. From autonomous cars to life-saving robots, our digital and software technology experts think outside the box as they provide unique R&D and engineering services across all industries. Join us for a career full of opportunities. Where you can make a difference. Where no two days are the same.

YOUR ROLE

We are looking for a Senior Lead Go Developer to join a strategic cloud transformation program within a sovereign cloud environment. In this role, you will provide technical leadership to a cloud-native development squad while remaining deeply involved in hands-on engineering activities. You will contribute to the design, development, and industrialization of cloud platform capabilities, leveraging Kubernetes, GitOps, Infrastructure as Code, and Site Reliability Engineering practices. Working closely with multiple Product Units, you will help shape scalable, secure, and automated platform services supporting next-generation cloud infrastructure.

What you can expect in the role:

• Lead and mentor a cloud-native development team, promoting engineering excellence and best practices.
• Design, develop, and maintain Kubernetes Operators, Controllers, APIs, and automation tooling using Go.
• Drive cloud platform automation through GitOps and Infrastructure as Code methodologies.
• Collaborate with Product Units including Bare Metal, Provisioning, IAM, Storage, and Network L2 teams.
• Contribute to architecture discussions, technical decision-making, and platform evolution.
• Implement and promote SRE principles, focusing on reliability, scalability, observability, and operational excellence.
• Support CI/CD pipeline improvements and platform industrialization initiatives.
• Ensure cloud-native solutions follow security, performance, and maintainability standards.
• Participate in troubleshooting, incident resolution, and continuous service improvement activities.
• Explore and contribute to Rust-based developments where applicable and beneficial.

YOUR PROFILE

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Telecommunications, or a related field.
• Strong professional experience developing backend and cloud-native solutions with Go (mandatory); experience with Rust is highly valued.
• Proven expertise in Kubernetes, containerized environments, and cloud-native architectures.
• Hands-on experience with GitOps, Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD pipelines, and DevOps/SRE practices.
• Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills, with experience guiding technical teams in complex enterprise environments.

WHAT YOU’LL LOVE ABOUT WORKING HERE

• Join a multicultural and inclusive team environment.
• Enjoy a supportive atmosphere promoting work life balance.
• Hybrid work.
• Your career growth is central to our mission. Our array of career growth programs and diverse professionals are crafted to support you in exploring a world of opportunities.
• Access valuable training and certifications in cutting edge technologies.
• Engage in exciting national and international projects.
• Health and life insurance.
• Referral program with bonuses for talent recommendations.
• Great office locations.

ABOUT CAPGEMINI

Capgemini is an AI-powered global business and technology transformation partner, delivering tangible business value. We imagine the future of organizations and make it real with AI, technology, and people. With our strong heritage of nearly 60 years, we are a responsible and diverse group of 420,000 team members in more than 50 countries. We deliver end-to-end services and solutions with our deep industry expertise and strong partner ecosystem, leveraging our capabilities across strategy, technology, design, engineering and business operations.