Lead Backend Engineer - Bibit - Jakarta Department Tech Employment Type

Stockbit; Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta; On-site; IDR 450,000,000 - 750,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Stockbit is seeking a Lead Backend Engineer to own server-side logic and integration with front-end platforms in Jakarta, Indonesia. You will translate business needs into scalable, secure backend systems using Node.js (TypeScript) and Golang, while guiding a team of developers and mentoring peers.

You will set technical direction, review code, collaborate with product, QA, and UI teams, and drive performance improvements, reliability, and maintainability across services.

Qualifications

• 5+ years backend experience with leadership exposure.
• 4+ years Node.js (TypeScript mandatory) and Golang experience.
• Knowledge of production code standards and best practices.
• Experience with message queues and streaming platforms (SQS, SNS, Kinesis, Kafka).
• Strong microservices understanding and cloud deployment experience.
• Proficient with Git/GitLab and Linux environments.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership, reviews, and technical direction to the backend team.
• Translate product requirements into scalable backend architectures.
• Collaborate with Product, QA, and UI teams to deliver features.
• Mentor teammates and improve coding standards and processes.
• Drive performance optimizations and maintainability across services.
• Lead partnerships with engineers and product managers for delivery.

Skills

Backend engineering

Leadership

Mentoring

Teamwork

Communication

Self-management

Timeline adherence

Tools

Node.js

TypeScript

Golang

Git

GitLab

AWS

GCP

Kafka

SQS

SNS

Kinesis

Job description

We are looking for a skilled and passionate Lead Backend Engineer responsible for our serverside application logic and its integration with the front-end platforms. In this position, you will use your programming skills and tools to analyze and translate business/feature requirements into well-structured, efficient, scalable software. You will also provide leadership and mentoring to the team on technical aspects. You will also be actively involved in researching new technologies/tools that can be incorporated to improve the current system.

• Develop secure, well-architected, scalable and high- performant backend applications in Node.js (JavaScript & TypeScript) and Golang
• Implement best practices for maintainable quality code
• Optimize existing codes to improve performance and efficiency
• Provide mentorship, code reviews, and technical direction to your team members
• Develop partnerships with engineers and product managers to better understand and implement product requirements
• Collaborate with Product, QA, and UI team to deliver features and improvements
• Build & maintain a strong team of developers that consistently deliver solid results
• Monitor and adapt the team's pace to instill a sense of urgency for progress.

Requirements

• 5+ years of backend engineering experience, including 1+ years in a leadership role.
• 4+ years of proven experience in Node.js (mandatory: TypeScript) and Golang (plus point).
• Knowledge of coding standards and best practices for production environments.
• Experience with message queuing and streaming platforms (Amazon SQS, SNS, Kinesis, Apache Kafka) for scalable, event-driven architectures.
• Strong grasp of microservices.
• Familiarity with Golang and Node.js tools and frameworks.
• Proficient with version control systems, particularly Git and GitLab.
• Experience deploying to cloud services (AWS/GCP) and using integration pipelines.
• Comfortable in a Linux environment.
• Self-motivated, with a passion for keeping up with backend development trends.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills.
• Good self-management skills, particularly in timeline adherence.