Lead and shape backend systems at scale for global travel experiences
Drive technical direction and deliver complex backend systems powering millions of users worldwide.
The Opportunity
As a Lead Backend Engineer, you will own critical systems end-to-end, drive technical direction, and lead large initiatives. You'll combine architecture, execution, and leadership, guiding teams toward scalable and high-quality solutions.
What You'll Do
- Lead end-to-end architecture and development of complex distributed systems
- Drive system design, API standards, and engineering practices across teams
- Own delivery and technical direction of key systems and initiatives
- Lead large, complex technical projects with cross-team collaboration
- Make and guide key technical decisions impacting multiple components/systems
- Balance technical trade-offs with business impact and scalability goals
- Stay hands-on with coding and system design where needed
- Mentor engineers and actively elevate team capability and quality bar
- Align stakeholders and drive execution across teams
- Lead production stability, incident management, and systemic improvements
What We re Looking For
- Proven experience delivering complex distributed systems at scale
- Robust expertise in: Java, Scala, Kotlin, or Go
Deep expertise in:
- Distributed systems and architecture
- API design and microservices
- Performance, scalability, and system reliability
- Experience leading large technical initiatives end-to-end
- Strong ability to drive decisions and guide teams
- Excellent communication and stakeholder alignment skills
Nice to Have
- Experience building or owning large-scale platforms across multiple services/domains
- Experience or strong exposure to event-driven architectures (e.g., Kafka) in high-scale systems
- Experience with cloud architecture (AWS/GCP), CI/CD, and DevOps practices
- Experience driving cross-team technical initiatives or migrations
- Familiarity with data platforms (Spark, Hadoop) or high-volume data systems
- Experience working in global product organizations with distributed teams
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