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Lead Backend Engineer

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Location: Remote
Compensation: To Be Discussed
Reviewed: Fri, Nov 13, 2026
This job expires in: 30 days

Job Summary

Leading a small engineering team, the full-time Lead Backend Engineer will design and develop scalable backend services, drive architectural decisions, and leverage AI tools to enhance product quality in a remote setting.

Key responsibilities
  • Design and develop scalable backend services and APIs
  • Drive architecture decisions and ensure high engineering standards
  • Lead code reviews and mentor engineers to improve team productivity
Required qualifications
  • 7+ years of software engineering experience
  • Strong commercial experience with Node.js and TypeScript
  • Experience designing scalable architectures and distributed systems
  • Solid understanding of PostgreSQL, Redis, REST APIs, and asynchronous patterns
  • Experience using AI tools such as Cursor, GitHub Copilot, or similar in daily development

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