Role & responsibilities
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.
10+ years of backend/software engineering experience
3+ years of production experience with FastAPI
Expert-level Python knowledge
Solid experience with: Relational databases (PostgreSQL/MySQL) At least one NoSQL datastore
Deep understanding of: o Backend architecture patterns o Design patterns (GoF, SOLID, DDD concepts) Distributed systems fundamentals
Experience designing and evolving large-scale systems
Practical experience with cloud services and deployments
Proven ability to lead technical decisions and architecture discussions

Preferred candidate profile
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

📌 Technical Lead Backend Systems Chennai (India)
🏢 SRM Technologies
📍 India