Remote People is hiring a Lead Engineer

We're seeking a hands-on Technical Leader who thrives in a collaborative, fast-paced, and innovation-driven environment. You’ll play a crucial role in shaping the architecture and technical excellence of our products while fostering a culture of learning and growth within the Engineering Team. Responsibilities: - Provide technical design for new features using Domain-Driven Design (DDD) methodologies. - Maintain and lead the technical roadmap, ensuring alignment with business goals. - Document technical architectures, workflows, and processes for reference and clarity. - Actively contribute to the codebase (up to 40% of the time) focusing on high-complexity tasks, technical enablers and Proof of Concepts (PoCs) to evaluate and implement innovative technologies. - Conduct code reviews to uphold high-quality software coding standards. - Participate to define technical priorities and set the technical direction for the Engineering team. - Support recruitment efforts by interviewing candidates to identify future talent. - Act as a Technical Lead, guiding and mentoring Software Engineers in their technical growth, encouraging learning and skill development within the team. Requirements: - Minimum of 8 years in a Software Development role including 2 years as a Tech Lead or Architect. - At least 3 years of experience working on SaaS applications. - Proven experience designing and implementing service-based architectures in production environments. - Prior experience with Online Payment, Payroll or Invoicing domains. - Prior experience with integrating third party solutions into core business processes. Preferred Skills: - Expertise in API design with REST, gPRC, GraphQL and API documentation with OpenAPI, Swagger. - Experience with various data stores, streaming and caching solutions (SQL and NoSQL databases, Redis, MQ, Kafka, ElasticSearch). - Extensive knowledge of cloud platforms (e.g., AWS) and their services. - Work experience with Python and Java. - Strong focus on security, scalability, and performance optimization. - Ability to solve complex problems with simple, effective solutions. - Strong collaboration and teamwork skills with a capacity for independent work. - High ownership mindset, always striving for improvements. - Excellent presentation and documentation skills. - Set high standards for others and for yourself. If you're passionate about building high quality software and enjoy working in a supportive team environment, we encourage you to apply and become a valuable part of our Product and Engineering team.