We are seeking an experienced and visionary Back-End Team Lead to drive the technical strategy and execution of large-scale, high-traffic Node.js applications at EBCOM. In this role, you will lead architectural decision-making, design scalable and secure back-end systems, and build a high-performing engineering team. You will collaborate closely with Product, DevOps, and Front-End teams to deliver reliable, efficient, and mission-critical services.

Key Responsibilities

Architecture & System Design:

• Design scalable, secure, and high-availability back-end architectures (microservices, event-driven systems, distributed systems, database design).
• Define system-level standards, patterns, and best practices.
• Conduct architectural reviews and lead technical design sessions.

Leadership & Team Development:

• Lead, mentor, and grow a team of back-end engineers.
• Establish coding standards, development workflows, and engineering principles.
• Drive team performance, skill development, and technical excellence.
• Lead hiring efforts and talent development programs for the back-end team.

Performance, Reliability & Scalability:

• Build high-performance services with HA, low-latency APIs, caching layers, and distributed components.
• Oversee monitoring, logging, and observability practices across back-end systems.
• Ensure reliability under high traffic and real-time production loads.

Required Technical Skills

Expert-Level Node.js:

• Deep mastery of Node.js internals (event loop, asynchronous programming, streams, clustering).
• Strong understanding of Design Patterns used in Node.js and distributed systems.

API & Service Development:

• Proven experience building scalable REST, GraphQL, and gRPC APIs.
• Advanced understanding of microservices architecture and modular system design.

Databases & Data Processing:

• Proficiency with relational databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL).
• Expertise in NoSQL systems (MongoDB, Redis, Couchbase).
• Experience with Elasticsearch and data modeling for search-oriented systems.

Scalability & Distributed Systems:

• Hands-on experience with cache systems (Redis, Memcached).
• Experience working with message queues (Kafka, RabbitMQ, SQS).
• Strong knowledge of load balancing, HA strategies, and optimizing distributed architectures.

Testing, Quality & Security:

• Proficiency with testing frameworks such as Jest, Mocha, and Supertest.
• Good understanding of API security, encryption, and secure coding practices.

Monitoring & Observability:

• Experience designing logging and monitoring strategies for large-scale environments.

Leadership Qualifications

• 5+ years of large-scale production experience with Node.js.
• 3+ years of leadership experience as Team Lead, Tech Lead, or Engineering Manager.
• Strong talent acquisition and team development skills.
• Proven success in leading engineering teams in complex, high-traffic environments.
• Ability to define long-term technical vision and roadmap.
• Effective cross-functional communication with product, business, and technical stakeholders.

Preferred Experience (Nice to Have)

• Background in SaaS, FinTech, or large eCommerce platforms.