Lead backend engineer responsible for technical stream ownership, hands-on engineering, and the quality of the entire backend function. Collaborate with the Solution Architect on design, lead the backend team, and drive delivery of the most complex platform components
Role and Responsibilities
Own design and implementation of the most complex backend components
Provide technical direction, code standards, and review across the backend team
Collaborate with the Solution Architect on system design and non-functional requirements
Drive API design, data contracts, and integration architecture decisions
Own CI/CD pipeline health, code coverage, and test automation standards
Mentor and develop JL1 and JL2 engineers
Make implementation trade-off decisions and resolve technical blockers
Required Skills
8+ years backend engineering; expert-level Node.js and/or Python
Kafka/event streaming: production operations experience
Experience leading and mentoring engineering teams
Deep expertise in durable workflow systems (Temporal or equivalent)
Cloud-native: Kubernetes, Terraform, AWS or Azure
Robust understanding of distributed system patterns and trade-offs
Nice to have
Experience on AI or LLM platform builds
Background in enterprise integration architecture
Knowledge of ITSM or IT operations systems
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