Development Lead

Leadingnation; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 900,000 - 1,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Leadingnation in Hong Kong seeks a seasoned Backend Architect to define and drive the long-term backend architecture strategy aligned with business goals, overseeing system design across multiple services for scalability, reliability, and security.

You will establish architectural standards, mentor a team of backend architects and senior engineers, lead hiring and onboarding, perform regular performance reviews, and push platform modernization while championing observability and high-concurrency

Qualifications

• 10+ years of backend engineering experience, with 3+ years in a lead or principal role.
• Proven track record designing and scaling distributed systems in production.
• Experience leading and mentoring engineering teams.
• Deep expertise in backend languages (Java, Go, Python, Node.js, or similar).
• Knowledge of distributed systems, microservices, event-driven architecture, and API design.
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS / GCP / Azure) and modern infrastructure practices.
• Strong understanding of database design, caching, messaging, and high-concurrency systems.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive the long-term backend architecture strategy aligned with business goals.
• Oversee system design across multiple services, ensuring scalability, reliability, and security.
• Establish architectural standards, design patterns, and engineering best practices.
• Lead technical due diligence, risk assessment, and trade-off analysis for major decisions.
• Drive platform modernization initiatives and reduce technical debt.
• Champion observability, performance engineering, and operational excellence.
• Lead, mentor, and grow a team of backend architects and senior engineers.
• Conduct regular 1:1s, performance reviews, and career development planning.
• Drive hiring and onboarding for the backend architecture team.
• Foster a culture of technical excellence, collaboration, and knowledge sharing.
• Coordinate cross-team technical initiatives and resolve architectural conflicts.

Skills

Backend leadership

Distributed systems

Mentoring teams

API design

Cloud platforms

Tools

Java

Go

Python

Node.js

Job description

• Strong exp leading and mentoring engineering teams
• Establish architectural standards, design patterns
• 10+ yrs of backend engineering exp

Responsibilities

• Define and drive the long-term backend architecture strategy aligned with business goals
• Oversee system design across multiple services, ensuring scalability, reliability, and security
• Establish architectural standards, design patterns, and engineering best practices across the organization
• Lead technical due diligence, risk assessment, and trade-off analysis for major engineering decisions
• Drive platform modernization initiatives and technical debt reduction
• Champion observability, performance engineering, and operational excellence
• Lead, mentor, and grow a team of backend architects and senior engineers
• Conduct regular 1:1s, performance reviews, and career development planning
• Drive hiring and onboarding for the backend architecture team
• Foster a culture of technical excellence, collaboration, and knowledge sharing
• Coordinate cross-team technical initiatives and resolve architectural conflicts

Requirements

• 10+ years of backend engineering experience, including 3+ years in a lead or principal role
• Proven track record designing and scaling distributed systems in production
• Strong experience leading and mentoring engineering teams
• Deep expertise in backend languages (Java, Go, Python, Node.js, or similar)
• Extensive knowledge of distributed systems, microservices, event-driven architecture, and API design
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS / GCP / Azure) and modern infrastructure practices
• Strong understanding of database design, caching, messaging, and high-concurrency systems
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills

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