As Engineering Manager - Backend, you will lead a team of backend engineers, driving the development of scalable, reliable, and performant systems. You will work closely with product management, front-end engineers, and other cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality solutions while ensuring alignment with the company's technical and business goals. You will play a key role in coaching and mentoring engineers, promoting best practices, and helping to grow the backend engineering capabilities.
Responsibilities
- Design and build highly scalable, low-latency, fault-tolerant backend services handling high-volume financial transactions.
- Work hands-on with the team on core backend development, architecture, and production issues.
- Lead, mentor, and manage a team of backend engineers, ensuring high-quality delivery and fostering a collaborative work environment.
- Collaborate with product managers, engineers, and other stakeholders to define technical solutions and design scalable backend architectures.
- Own the development and maintenance of backend systems, APIs, and services.
- Drive technical initiatives, including infrastructure improvements, performance optimizations, and platform scalability.
- Guide the team in implementing industry best practices for code quality, security, and performance.
- Participate in code reviews, providing constructive feedback and maintaining high coding standards.
- Promote agile methodologies and ensure the team adheres to sprint timelines and goals.
- Develop and track key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure team productivity and system reliability.
- Foster a culture of continuous learning, experimentation, and improvement within the backend engineering team.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
- 8+ years of experience in backend development with a proven track record of leading engineering teams.
- Strong experience with backend languages, i. e., Node.js/Golang.
- Experience working with databases (SQL, NoSQL), caching systems, and RESTful APIs.
- Familiarity with cloud platforms like AWS, GCP, or Azure and containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
- Solid understanding of software development principles, version control, and CI/CD practices.
- Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to architect complex systems.
- Strong leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and manage multiple priorities effectively.
This job was posted by Parvinder Kaur from Snapmint.
