About the Role
Guide technical direction, lead architecture decisions, and contribute hands-on to building reliable software while fostering team growth and product excellence.
Responsibilities
- Lead the design and implementation of scalable backend systems
- Mentor engineers and promote best practices across the team
- Collaborate with product and design to define technical solutions
- Drive code quality through reviews and testing standards
- Own critical components from concept to production
- Troubleshoot and resolve complex system issues
- Evaluate and integrate new technologies strategically
- Ensure system reliability and performance at scale
- Participate in architectural planning and technical roadmap
- Improve deployment and monitoring workflows
- Support incident response and post-mortem analysis
- Contribute to security and compliance initiatives
- Optimize development processes for efficiency
- Lead cross-team technical coordination
- Balance innovation with technical debt management
- Define and enforce coding standards
- Facilitate knowledge sharing within engineering
- Drive automation in testing and delivery pipelines
- Collaborate on database design and optimization
- Support onboarding and growth of new team members
- Promote a culture of ownership and accountability
- Evaluate third-party tools and services
- Contribute to API design and documentation
- Ensure alignment between business goals and technical execution
- Champion engineering best practices in agile workflows
Nice to Have
- Master’s degree in Computer Science or related field
- Experience in early-stage or high-growth startups
- Leadership in open-source projects
- Contributions to technical communities or conferences
- Advanced knowledge of distributed systems
- Experience with event-driven architectures
- Familiarity with GraphQL
- Background in fintech or regulated industries
- Knowledge of machine learning integration
- Experience with infrastructure as code
- Track record of technical hiring or team building
Compensation
Competitive salary with equity and benefits package
Work Arrangement
Hybrid remote with team collaboration days
Team
Small, agile engineering team focused on product innovation
Culture & Values
- We value transparency, collaboration, and continuous learning
- Team members are encouraged to propose ideas and lead initiatives
- We prioritize sustainable work practices over burnout culture
- Diversity of thought and background strengthens our solutions
- Feedback is welcomed and acted upon at all levels
Growth Opportunities
- Opportunities to shape team structure and engineering practices
- Support for attending conferences and professional development
- Clear pathways for technical and leadership advancement
- Mentorship programs for personal and career growth
- Exposure to executive-level decision-making processes
Available for qualified candidates
