Engineering Team
Posted 29 Jan 2026
Advertised as “Engineering Team Lead - Application Infrastructure”
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- Expected experience
- 8+ yrs
- Management level
- People management
- Employment
- Hybrid
No salary listed for this role.
CertificationsBachelor
Field of studyComputer Science, Software Engineering (or related)
Gong harnesses the power of AI to transform how revenue teams win. The Gong Revenue AI Operating System unifies data, insights, and workflows into a single, trusted system that observes, guides, and acts alongside the world’s most successful revenue teams. Powered by the Gong Revenue Graph, AI-powered intelligence, specialized agents, and trusted applications, Gong helps more than 5,000 companies around the world deeply understand their teams and customers, automate critical sales workflows, and close more deals with less effort. For more information, visit www.gong.io.
At Gong, you will join a company built on innovative products, ambitious goals, and passionate people. We are shaping the future of revenue intelligence and we want people who are excited to build what comes next. You will work with a team that dreams big, moves fast, and cares deeply about the craft and about each other. Here, transparency and trust are core to how we operate, and every person has the opportunity to make a visible impact. If you want to grow, stretch, and do work that truly matters, Gong is the place to do the best work of your career.
As an Application Infrastructure Team Lead, you’ll spearhead the development of the core frameworks and services that power our entire ecosystem. In this role, you’ll sit at the vital intersection of application development and systems engineering, ensuring our platform remains resilient, high-performing, and developer-friendly as we scale.
If you are a technical heavyweight who loves Java but thrives on leading teams through complex data and infrastructure puzzles, this is your opportunity to build the foundation for our next phase of growth.
You’ll Own:
- Team leadership & mentorship: Guiding a high-performing engineering team and fostering a culture of ownership and excellence.
- Core application infrastructure: Designing and maintaining mission-critical frameworks using Java and Spring Boot.
- Technical standards: Defining and enforcing the benchmarks for code quality, system performance, and security across the entire stack.
- Streaming & messaging pipelines: Owning the reliability and scalability of asynchronous communication using Kafka or SQS.
You’ll Solve:
- Data layer optimization: Leading specialists to tackle challenges in high availability and performance across PostgreSQL, MongoDB, OpenSearch, and Redis.
- Distributed systems complexity: Designing robust pipelines for asynchronous communication and data streaming at scale.