Backend Tech Lead

AppsForBharat; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Job summary

AppsForBharat seeks a seasoned Backend Tech Lead with deep expertise in Golang and Python to steer the backend team in Bengaluru. The role targets 6+ years in backend tech and 2-3 years of mentoring, delivering scalable B2C solutions with product teams.

The candidate will own end-to-end delivery, drive observability and reliability, and work with cross-functional teams to ship features at scale.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of professional experience in backend technologies.
• 2-3 years as Tech lead and driving delivery.
• Strong hands-on expertise in Golang and Python.
• Proven track record with high-scale systems (10K RPM).
• Solid understanding of distributed systems, APIs, SQL/NoSQL databases, and cloud platforms.

Responsibilities

• Oversee design and development of backend systems operating at 10K+ RPM scale.
• Guide the team in building transactional systems (payments, orders, etc.) and behavioural systems (analytics, personalisation, engagement tracking).
• Partner with product managers to scope, prioritise, and release B2C product features and applications.
• Ensure architectural best practices, high-quality code standards, and robust testing practices.
• Own delivery of projects end-to-end with a focus on scalability, reliability, and business impact.
• Champion observability, monitoring, and reliability across backend services.
• Continuously improve system performance, scalability, and resilience.
• Streamline development workflows and engineering processes for speed and quality.

Skills

Golang

Python

Backend development

Team leadership

REST APIs

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Prometheus

Grafana

OpenTelemetry

SQL/NoSQL

Job description

We are seeking a seasoned Backend Tech Lead with deep expertise in Golang and Python to lead our backend team. The ideal candidate has 6+ years of experience in backend technologies and 2-3 years of proven engineering mentoring experience, having successfully scaled systems and shipped B2C applications in collaboration with product teams.

Responsibilities:

• Oversee design and development of backend systems operating at 10K+ RPM scale.
• Guide the team in building transactional systems (payments, orders, etc. ) and behavioural systems (analytics, personalisation, engagement tracking).
• Partner with product managers to scope, prioritise, and release B2C product features and applications.
• Ensure architectural best practices, high-quality code standards, and robust testing practices.
• Own delivery of projects end-to-end with a focus on scalability, reliability, and business impact.
• Champion observability, monitoring, and reliability across backend services.
• Continuously improve system performance, scalability, and resilience.
• Streamline development workflows and engineering processes for speed and quality.

Requirements:

• 7+ years of professional experience in backend technologies.
• 2-3 years as Tech lead and driving delivery.
• Strong hands-on expertise in Golang and Python.
• Proven track record with high-scale systems (10K RPM).
• Solid understanding of distributed systems, APIs, SQL/NoSQL databases, and cloud platforms.
• Demonstrated success in managing teams through 2-3 appraisal cycles.
• Strong experience working with product managers to deliver consumer-facing applications.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities.
• Familiarity with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Experience with observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry).
• Previous leadership experience in B2C product companies operating at scale.