Engineering / Dev Lead (Backend - Java / Go)

Infinni; Santa Cruz de Tenerife; Híbrido; EUR 90.000 - 130.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Relocation package

Remote work within Canary Islands

Career growth opportunities

Flexible hours

Descripción de la vacante

INFINNI is seeking an hands‑on Engineering Lead to build and scale high‑performance backend systems powering global products. You will mentor engineers, drive architecture decisions, and own delivery across distributed teams in Europe and Asia.

Ideal candidates bring 8+ years in software engineering, 3+ years as a tech lead, and strong Java or Go backend experience with Spring Boot and Spring Cloud. You’ll work with AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, and modern CI/CD practices.

Formación

• 8+ years of software engineering experience.
• 3+ years of experience as a Tech Lead or engineering team lead.
• Strong hands‑on experience in Java or Go backend engineering.
• Solid software engineering fundamentals and code design capabilities.
• Experience with Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, and Microservices architecture.

Responsabilidades

• Lead the architecture, development, and evolution of scalable backend services and distributed systems.
• Drive technical decision‑making, architecture standards, and engineering best practices.
• Contribute hands‑on to system design, implementation, code reviews, and production troubleshooting.
• Improve system reliability, scalability, observability, and operational excellence.
• Collaborate with Product, Infrastructure, DevOps, and cross‑functional engineering teams.
• Foster ownership, pragmatism, and continuous improvement across teams.

Conocimientos

Java

Go

Backend engineering

Distributed systems

Leadership

Microservices

REST APIs

Spring Boot

Spring Cloud

Docker

Kubernetes

PostgreSQL

MySQL

AWS

Herramientas

Kafka

RabbitMQ

PostgreSQL

MySQL

Descripción del empleo

About INFINNI

INFINNI is the infrastructure behind the creator economy. We're already the leading CRM in our category, with thousands of creators and creator businesses running their operations on our platform. Now we're building the next layer of products, AI-powered tools, big-data and infrastructure purpose-built for creators.

We're a global team of 180+ builders at the rare inflection point where a category leader becomes a category-defining platform. The decisions we make in the next 18 months will shape an industry.

About the Role

We are looking for a hands‑on Engineering Lead to help build and scale high‑performance backend systems powering global products and platforms.

This role is ideal for someone who combines strong engineering depth with technical leadership experience — someone who enjoys solving complex distributed systems challenges while mentoring engineers and driving engineering excellence across teams.

You will work closely with international teams across Europe and Asia in a highly collaborative, fast-moving environment.

What You’ll Do

Technical Leadership

• Lead the architecture, development, and evolution of scalable backend services and distributed systems
• Drive technical decision‑making, architecture standards, and engineering best practices
• Contribute hands‑on to system design, implementation, code reviews, and production troubleshooting
• Improve system reliability, scalability, observability, and operational excellence
• Collaborate closely with Product, Infrastructure, DevOps, and cross‑functional engineering teams
• Help establish a strong engineering culture focused on ownership, pragmatism, and continuous improvement

Team & Engineering Culture

• Mentor and support engineers through technical guidance and day‑to‑day collaboration
• Lead by example with strong engineering standards and execution quality
• Help scale and organize engineering teams as the company grows
• Support hiring, onboarding, and technical development of team members
• Foster a collaborative, transparent, and high‑performing engineering environment

Cross‑Regional Collaboration

• Work closely with distributed teams across Europe and Asia
• Help align technical priorities and execution across regions and time zones

What We’re Looking For

Core Requirements

• 8+ years of software engineering experience
• 3+ years of experience as a Tech Lead or engineering team lead
• Strong hands‑on experience in Java or Go backend engineering
• Solid software engineering fundamentals and code design capabilities
• Experience with mainstream backend technologies and frameworks including:
• Spring Boot
• Spring Cloud
• Microservices architecture

System Design & Distributed Systems

• Strong computer science fundamentals, including:
• Data structures
• Algorithms
• Operating systems principles
• Proven experience designing and evolving medium‑to‑large scale systems
• Deep understanding of distributed systems design and related challenges, including:
• Consistency
• Fault tolerance
• Scalability
• Strong understanding of RESTful API design principles and best practices

Database, Messaging & Infrastructure

• Strong experience with relational databases such as MySQL or PostgreSQL
• Practical experience with:
• SQL optimization
• Index tuning
• Database sharding and partitioning
• Experience with messaging systems such as Kafka or RabbitMQ
• Experience designing asynchronous and event‑driven architectures
• Proven experience building high‑concurrency and highly available systems
• Familiar with AWS ecosystem and cloud‑native infrastructure
• Experience with container technologies including Docker and Kubernetes

Engineering & Delivery

• Familiar with CI/CD pipelines and modern DevOps practices
• Experience operating and scaling complex production systems
• Professional working proficiency in both English and Mandarin Chinese
• Strong communication, collaboration, and problem‑solving skills

Nice to Have

• Frontend experience with React, Electron, TypeScript
• Experience in high‑growth startups or international engineering organizations
• Experience building developer platforms, infrastructure tooling, or AI‑related systems
• Experience working in highly distributed or remote‑first teams

What’s in it for you

• Competitive salary: Attractive compensation and relocation package commensurate with experience and skills. Bonus Beckham Law tax rate if you are moving to Spain for the first time.
• Remote work and yearly company offsite: We offer flexible working hours and location options (work remotely within the Canary Islands, or from our two offices in Tenerife).
• Professional growth: Opportunities for career advancement and personal development in a fast‑growing company.
• Inclusive culture: Be part of a diverse and collaborative team committed to innovation and excellence.
• Direct Impact: working with a team focused within a high‑growth SaaS company helping creators thrive!