Associate Lead Backend Developer

Bharat Digital

New Delhi

On-site

INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Bharat Digital is seeking an Associate Lead Backend Developer in New Delhi with a minimum of five years experience. The role involves designing and architecting scalable backend systems, driving best practices, and mentoring backend engineers.

The ideal candidate should have extensive knowledge in backend architecture and a passion for open-source development. The position focuses on collaboration across teams to meet organizational goals while ensuring security and compliance throughout backend infrastructure. Salary details are not disclosed.

Qualifications

Minimum of five years of experience in backend development.
Experience in designing scalable and resilient backend systems.

Responsibilities

Lead the design and architecture of scalable backend systems.
Drive best practices in backend engineering.
Oversee monitoring and evaluation systems for infrastructure.
Guide the development of robust data pipelines.
Architect and implement APIs for large-scale platforms.
Mentor backend engineers and foster high-performing team culture.
Ensure security and compliance across data systems.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align backend capabilities.

Skills

Backend Architecture Design

Technical Leadership

Mentoring

Code Review

Performance Optimization

System Reliability

Data Pipeline Development

API Design and Integration

Security and Compliance Management

Observability and Monitoring

Stakeholder Alignment

Distributed System Design

Infrastructure Scaling

Technical Requirements Breakdown

Ownership and Initiative

Automated Scheduling

Open Source Project Maintenance

Civic-tech Collaboration

Government and Research Organization Engagement

Community-driven Project Experience

Job description

An Associate Lead Backend Developer with a minimum of five years of experience to help support our various interventions through data platforms and tools, focusing on development to infrastructure management. This position requires a developer who can help us scope, build and scale our backend stack that powers our data platforms.

Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities: Lead the design and architecture of scalable, resilient backend systems that process large-scale, multi-sector, multi-geography data. Drive best practices in backend engineering, ensuring high-quality code, performance optimisation, and system reliability across teams. Oversee monitoring, evaluation, and observability systems for backend infrastructure, ensuring proactive issue detection and continuous improvement. Guide the development of robust data pipelines, capable of handling diverse datasets with automated scheduling, monitoring, and fault tolerance. Architect and implement APIs that power large-scale platforms and integrate with Open Source Solutions and external systems. Mentor and support backend engineers, conducting reviews, providing technical direction, and fostering a high-performing team culture. Champion open-source development, building and managing projects that contribute to the broader tech ecosystem. Ensure security, privacy, compliance, and governance across distributed data systems and backend architecture. Collaborate cross-functionally with product, data, and platform teams to align backend capabilities with organisational goals. Drive infrastructure scalability efforts, including orchestration, automation, and cloud architecture modernisation.

Skills & Technology