Define backend architecture strategy, oversee scalable and secure distributed systems, establish engineering standards, lead modernization and technical debt reduction, and drive observability and operational excellence. Manage, mentor, hire, and develop backend architects and senior engineers while coordinating cross-team technical initiatives, evaluating risks and trade-offs, and resolving architectural conflicts.
Responsibilities
- Define and drive the long-term backend architecture strategy aligned with business goals
- Oversee system design across multiple services, ensuring scalability, reliability, and security
- Establish architectural standards, design patterns, and engineering best practices across the organization
- Lead technical due diligence, risk assessment, and trade-off analysis for major engineering decisions
- Drive platform modernization initiatives and technical debt reduction
- Champion observability, performance engineering, and operational excellence
- Lead, mentor, and grow a team of backend architects and senior engineers
- Conduct regular 1:1s, performance reviews, and career development planning
- Drive hiring and onboarding for the backend architecture team
- Foster a culture of technical excellence, collaboration, and knowledge sharing
- Coordinate cross-team technical initiatives and resolve architectural conflicts
- Oversee system design across multiple services, ensuring scalability, reliability, and security
- Establish architectural standards, design patterns, and engineering best practices across the organization
- Lead technical due diligence, risk assessment, and trade-off analysis for major engineering decisions
- Drive platform modernization initiatives and technical debt reduction
- Champion observability, performance engineering, and operational excellence
- Lead, mentor, and grow a team of backend architects and senior engineers
- Conduct regular 1:1s, performance reviews, and career development planning
- Drive hiring and onboarding for the backend architecture team
- Foster a culture of technical excellence, collaboration, and knowledge sharing
- Coordinate cross-team technical initiatives and resolve architectural conflicts
Requirements
- 10+ years of backend engineering experience, including 3+ years in a lead or principal role
- Proven track record designing and scaling distributed systems in production
- Strong experience leading and mentoring engineering teams
- Deep expertise in backend languages (Java, Go, Python, Node.js, or similar)
-Extensive knowledge of distributed systems, microservices, event-driven architecture, and API design
- Experience with cloud platforms (AWS / GCP / Azure) and modern infrastructure practices
- Strong understanding of database design, caching, messaging, and high-concurrency systems
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
- Proven track record designing and scaling distributed systems in production
- Strong experience leading and mentoring engineering teams
- Deep expertise in backend languages (Java, Go, Python, Node.js, or similar)
-Extensive knowledge of distributed systems, microservices, event-driven architecture, and API design
- Experience with cloud platforms (AWS / GCP / Azure) and modern infrastructure practices
- Strong understanding of database design, caching, messaging, and high-concurrency systems
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
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