Go Lang Practice Lead
The Go Language Practice Lead plays a pivotal role to driving the evolution of our Go language discipline framework, ensuring the continuous growth and innovation of our organization.
Advancing the discipline through key pillars such as leadership development and growing technology champions. By optimizing talent acquisition and retention strategies, the Lead ensures a robust talent pipeline of skilled Go engineers. Fostering a strong sense of professional belonging, the Lead cultivates a vibrant Go community, encouraging collaboration and knowledge-sharing. Talent development is prioritized through a comprehensive training program aligned with the LevelUp employee journey. Mentorship initiatives creating a structured environment and guidance for learning. The Lead actively contributes to technology transformation opportunities, open-source initiatives, and thought leadership, further solidifying the organization's position as an industry innovator. Through strategic alignment, measurement, and reporting, the Lead ensures the continuous growth, innovation, and excellence of the Go language discipline.
As the Go Language Practice Lead, you will be responsible for overseeing key areas within the Go language domain, with a focus on talent acquisition, mentorship, research and development, community engagement, skill excellence, technology transformation, and professional assessment
- Cultivate a vibrant Go community, fostering a strong sense of professional belonging among Go engineers
- Drive initiatives that harness the expertise of Go professionals, promoting collaboration and shared knowledge
- Identify and leverage technology transformation opportunities, including customer adoption and open-source initiatives
- Contribute to thought leadership, proofs of concept (POCs), and points of view (POVs) to drive innovation within the Go community
- Develop and implement strategic Talent Identification (TI) processes to attract and retain top-tier Go engineering talent
- Implement and enhance a comprehensive training program to elevate Go competence and excellence
- Ensure seamless navigation of skills and training resources for Go professionals, aligning with the LevelUp employee journey
- Establish and support a training program dedicated to nurturing talent from university graduates to junior professionals
- Create a structured and supportive environment for learning and experimentation within the Go language and related technologies
- Foster a culture of knowledge-sharing and collaboration among experienced and junior Go professionals
- 18+ years of relevant experience in the IT industry
- Extensive experience in the Go language domain
- Proven experience in talent acquisition and development
- Strong leadership and strategic planning skills
- Excellent communication and collaboration abilities
- Experience in solution/system architecture, contributing to technology transformation efforts
- Good verbal and written communication skills in English at a B2 level
- Experience in delivery management (cloud)
- Experience in incubation, research and development, and consulting areas
- Experience in establishing key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure the success of initiatives
Benefits
- Insurance coverage
- Paid leaves – including maternity, bereavement, paternity, and special COVID-19 leaves.
- Financial assistance for medical crisis
- Retiral Benefits – VPF and NPS
- Customized Mindfulness and Wellness programs
- EPAM Hobby Clubs
- Flexible and hybrid work opportunities
- Soft loans to set up workspace at home
- Relocation and mobility programs
- Access to soft skills training in general communication, presenting and public speaking, diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), cultural Intelligence, self-productivity, well-being and more.
- Unlimited access to the LinkedIn Learning Library, including 22,000+ courses
- Access to internal learning platforms, EPAM University and a wide range of professional communities and competency centers
- Community networking and idea creation platforms
- Mentorship programs
- Self-driven career progression tool
- Upskilling, reskilling and certification courses <wbr>