Principal Backend Engineer

Vidmob; São Paulo; Teletrabalho; BRL 20.000 - 80.000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

A leading company in the creative data space is seeking a Principal Backend Software Engineer to drive the evolution of their platform. This role involves defining technical roadmaps, leading architecture design, and mentoring engineering talent. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in TypeScript, cloud infrastructure, and service-oriented architecture, ensuring robust backend systems that support millions of assets. Join a dynamic team focused on innovation and performance optimization.

Qualificações

• 10+ years of backend engineering experience.
• Expert-level proficiency in TypeScript/Node.js.
• Advanced knowledge of cloud infrastructure.

Responsabilidades

• Define and execute the strategic technical roadmap for backend systems.
• Lead the architecture and design of scalable backend systems.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to senior engineers.

Conhecimentos

TypeScript

Service-Oriented Architecture

Performance Optimization

Cloud Infrastructure

Microservices Patterns

Ferramentas

NestJS

AWS

Docker

Kubernetes

MongoDB

MySQL

Snowflake

BigQuery

Databricks

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Vidmob is the creative data company. Its scoring software and analytics have become an essential ingredient in the creative and media decisions of the world’s largest marketers and agencies, as they strive to drive business results through improved creative effectiveness. As the leader in creative data, Vidmob’s influence lies in its partnerships and integrations across the digital ad ecosystem, its dozens of proprietary models, and in operating the industry’s most robustly instrumented human-reinforcement learning model for creativity.

We're looking for a Principal Backend Software Engineer with deep TypeScript expertise and mastery of Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) to lead the strategic evolution and scaling of Vidmob's platform. As a Principal Engineer, you'll drive technical vision, architect complex distributed systems, lead cross-functional initiatives, and mentor senior engineering talent while ensuring our backend infrastructure can support exponential growth.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute the strategic technical roadmap for backend systems, with expertise in TypeScript (using NestJS) within a service-oriented architecture (fluency with Java, Go, Python)

• Lead the architecture and design of highly scalable, resilient backend systems that support millions of creative assets and real-time analytics

• Design and maintain sophisticated APIs and integration patterns for product and analytics workflows at enterprise scale

• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to senior backend engineers, leading architecture reviews, design discussions, and technical decision-making

• Drive cross-functional initiatives spanning engineering, product, and data teams to deliver breakthrough capabilities

• Establish and enforce best practices for security, maintainability, observability (Datadog, OpenTelemetry), and operational excellence

• Lead technical decisions that impact the entire engineering organization and influence long-term architectural evolution

• Drive adoption of emerging technologies and patterns that enhance system performance and developer productivity

Requirements

• 10+ years of backend engineering experience with a proven track record of leading complex, large-scale distributed systems

• Expert-level proficiency in TypeScript/Node.js with deep understanding of performance optimization and enterprise patterns

• Extensive experience with NestJS or similar backend frameworks, with ability to architect and implement custom solutions

• Deep expertise in service-oriented architecture, microservices patterns, and distributed system design principles

• Proven experience architecting systems that leverage multiple database technologies:

  • NoSQL: MongoDB, Snowflake, BigQuery

  • Data Warehouses: Databricks

  • Relational: MySQL

• Advanced knowledge of cloud infrastructure (preferably AWS) including serverless architectures, container orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes), and infrastructure as code

• Experience with advanced CI/CD patterns, API security frameworks, performance engineering, and chaos engineering

• Demonstrated leadership in mentoring senior engineers and driving technical growth across engineering teams

• History of making architectural decisions for systems handling millions of requests/day

• Experience in technical planning, estimation, and risk assessment for large-scale projects

Please be aware that Vidmob will only contact candidates through emails ending in @vidmob.com. We will never ask for personal information, such as your Social Security number, bank account number, or password, through email. If you receive an email claiming to be from Vidmob that does not come from a @vidmob.com email address, or if the email asks for personal information, please do not respond and report the email to us at [e-mail]

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