We are looking for a highly skilled and motivated Backend Team Lead with expertise in Django (Python) or Golang to lead our backend engineering team. This role combines hands-on development with technical leadership. You will be responsible for architecting scalable backend systems, mentoring developers, and ensuring the delivery of high-quality software aligned with business goals.


Key Responsibilities:

• Lead, mentor, and support a team of backend developers, fostering a high-performing and collaborative team environment.
• Collaborate with product managers, frontend developers, and DevOps engineers to deliver end-to-end features and solutions.
• Design, develop, and maintain backend services using Django (Python) or Golang, ensuring reliability, performance, and scalability.
• Apply microservices architecture principles to build decoupled and independently deployable services.
• Design and implement robust APIs (REST or GraphQL), ensuring consistency, versioning, and documentation.
• Drive the implementation of event-driven systems and messaging queues for inter-service communication.
• Optimize backend systems for performance, fault tolerance, and scalability.
• Define and maintain data storage solutions using technologies such as PostgreSQL, ElasticSearch, or MongoDB.
• Oversee containerization with Docker and orchestration using Kubernetes, collaborating with DevOps as needed.
• Manage CI/CD pipelines to streamline testing, deployment, and releases.
• Conduct code and architecture reviews to ensure adherence to best practices and maintain code quality.
• Stay current with industry trends and technologies; introduce improvements and innovations as appropriate.
• Actively participate in Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, retrospectives, and daily stand-ups.

Required Qualifications:

• Proven experience leading a backend team or functioning as a senior backend developer with leadership responsibilities.
• Strong hands-on experience with Django (Python) or Golang in a production environment.
• Solid grasp of software design principles, architecture patterns, and backend service development.
• Experience building scalable APIs (REST/GraphQL) and implementing secure, maintainable interfaces.
• Proficiency in building and managing microservices-based architectures.
• Familiarity with containerization tools like Docker and orchestration platforms like Kubernetes.
• Strong experience with CI/CD workflows and DevOps practices.
• Deep understanding of relational and NoSQL databases and ORM tools.
• Excellent problem-solving, leadership, and communication skills.