Backend Lead

Description:

We are seeking a highly skilled Backend Lead with strong expertise in enterprise-grade system design, micro services architecture, and large-scale distributed systems. The ideal candidate will bring deep technical expertise along with strong leadership, architectural ownership, and stakeholder management capabilities.

This role requires hands-on development, architectural decision-making, and end-to-end ownership of backend platforms built using modern Java (17+), Spring ecosystem, and event-driven architectures.

Key Responsibilities

Lead end-to-end architecture, design, and development of scalable backend systems.

Drive technical strategy, solution architecture, and system design across multiple projects.

Provide technical leadership and mentorship to development teams and guide best engineering practices.

Design and develop high-performance microservices using Java 17+, Spring Boot, and Spring Security.

Own API design standards, ensuring robust RESTful services, idempotency, and backward compatibility.

Architect and implement event-driven systems using Kafka and asynchronous messaging patterns.

Ensure system scalability, fault tolerance, and resiliency using distributed system principles.

Collaborate closely with product owners, stakeholders, and cross-functional teams to translate business needs into technical solutions.

Drive best practices around code quality, performance optimization, and security.

Oversee end-to-end delivery, from requirement analysis to production deployment and post-release support.

Key Skills & Technical Expertise

Programming: Java 17+ (Strong command of functional programming, streams, concurrency)

Frameworks: Spring Boot, Spring Framework, Spring Security

Architecture:

Microservices Architecture

Distributed Systems

Event-Driven Architecture

API Design & Idempotency

Messaging & Streaming: Kafka, Event Processing

System Design: High availability, scalability, fault tolerance

Databases: SQL & NoSQL databases

DevOps & Cloud Exposure: CI/CD, containerization (Docker), orchestration (Kubernetes)

Design Principles: SOLID, Clean Architecture, Domain-Driven Design (DDD)