Stream is hiring a
Lead Engineer
About Stream
Stream powers APIs for Chat Messaging, Activity Feeds, Auto Moderation, Video & Audio that are used by over a billion end-users, and are powered by Go, RocksDB, and Raft - with response times typically measured in single-digit milliseconds. We reached a new industry benchmark for scaling real-time chat as-a-service, with 5 million concurrent connections supported in a single chat channel. We’re currently one of the fastest growing startups in Europe and Colorado on our Series B round of $38 mln.
Job Description
Lead Engineer (Staff/Principal) to own Platform & Infrastructure. Reports directly to the CTO. Hands-on coding in a small, senior team; first 6 months focus on three areas: 1) Cloud cost optimization (AWS/GCP) tooling and guardrails, not reports; 2) Platform reliability and scalability—SLOs, observability, hardening; 3) Architecture decisions on Kubernetes, databases, and cloud provider strategy. Stack: Go, Python, AWS, GCP, Kubernetes, PostgreSQL, CockroachDB, Redis, Terraform. Requirements: software engineering background (Go or Python, not scripting-only), production cloud cost optimization experience, deep understanding of distributed systems, and active AI tooling use in your engineering workflow. Not a fit if security/compliance-heavy, scripting-only, or dependent on large-org support structures.Remote
Remote Conditions
Remote work is possible; on-site options in Amsterdam, NL and Skopje, North Macedonia; visa sponsorship available.
Salary
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Benefits
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Tech Tags
Senior Role
Date Listed
06 May, 2026 (1 day ago)
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