We are hiring a Lead Backend Engineer with 10+ years of experience who will own backend architecture and system design while remaining deeply hands-on. This role is for someone already making architectural decisions.
You will design, build, and evolve distributed backend systems, define architectural standards, and guide teams through complex technical decisions.
Required Qualifications
Must have
10+ years of backend/software engineering experience
3+ years of production experience with FastAPI
Expert-level Python knowledge
Solid experience with:
o Relational databases (PostgreSQL/MySQL)
o At least one NoSQL datastore
Deep understanding of:
o Backend architecture patterns
o Design patterns (GoF, SOLID, DDD concepts)
o Distributed systems fundamentals
Additional qualifications
Experience designing and evolving large-scale systems
Practical experience with cloud services and deployments
Proven ability to lead technical decisions and architecture discussions
Experience migrating monoliths to microservices (or deciding not to)
Event-driven or streaming systems experience
API gateways, rate limiting, auth systems (OAuth2 JWT)
Prior experience acting as Senior Backend Developer, Tech Lead or Solution Architect
Core Responsibilities
System Design / Architecture
Design end-to-end backend systems with a focus on scalability, resilience, and maintainability
Define service boundaries, data ownership, and communication patterns
Select and apply appropriate architecture patterns:
o Modular monoliths
o Microservices
o Event-driven systems
o Layered and hexagonal architectures
Drive trade-off decisions (performance vs cost vs complexity)
Produce architecture diagrams, ADRs, Data Flow Diagrams and technical design documents
Backend Engineering
Design and develop high-performance backend services using Python and FastAPI
Build and maintain RESTful APIs and async services
Handle concurrenc
📌 Technical Lead (Chennai)
🏢 Consultbae India
📍 Chennai
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