Description
We are looking for a hands-on Tech Lead who will drive backend engineering design, architecture, development, and team execution. You will actively code while mentoring and guiding a team of developers to deliver scalable, high-performance services.
Responsibilities
- Lead and mentor a backend team of 3- 4 engineers, providing technical direction and code reviews.
- Architect, design, and implement distributed backend services with high availability and reliability.
- Own the end-to-end lifecycle of features from requirement gathering to production deployment and monitoring.
- Collaborate closely with Product, DevOps, and Frontend teams to ensure alignment on technical solutions.
- Ensure high code quality, maintainability, and engineering best practices across the team.
- Troubleshoot production issues and take part in on-call rotation when required.
- Drive continuous improvement in performance, scalability, and system stability.
- Contribute to hiring, onboarding, and performance evaluation of team members.
Requirements
- Strong experience in Backend Development using Java and Node.js .
- Expertise in designing and consuming REST APIs and familiarity with microservice architectures.
- Solid experience with PostgreSQL and MongoDB (schema design, performance tuning).
- Hands-on experience with Redis (caching, pub/sub).
- Working knowledge of Kafka (message streaming, producer/consumer design patterns).
- Experience with containerised deployments using Docker, and familiarity with CI/CD workflows.
- Understanding of distributed system concepts like CAP theorem, eventual consistency, and fault tolerance.
- Experience with cloud platforms (AWS). Familiarity with monitoring tools (e. g. Datadog).
- Exposure to Domain-Driven Design (DDD) and Event-Driven Architectures.
- Strong ownership and accountability with a product-first mindset.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management.
- Ability to balance hands-on coding with leadership and mentorship.
- Problem-solving attitude with a focus on delivering outcomes, not just output.
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