Lead Backend Engineer - Python, AWS & GraphQL Leader

Randstad New Zealand; Auckland; On-site; NZD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Randstad New Zealand is seeking a Lead Backend Software Engineer to shape the technical strategy and deliver a scalable platform used by thousands of players, retailers, and tournament organisers worldwide. You will partner with the Technical Lead to design distributed systems and ensure infrastructure scales sustainably for a global audience.

You will architect complex backends, own delivery outcomes across reliability and performance, and mentor engineers to foster ownership and high

Qualifications

• Senior or Lead level with backend/API delivery experience.
• Proficient in Django and Python.
• Designing scalable REST and GraphQL APIs.

Responsibilities

• Architect complex, scalable distributed systems.
• Lead delivery outcomes for reliability, scalability, and performance.
• Mentor engineers and promote ownership and continuous improvement.
• Collaborate with Product and Design to translate vision into scalable solutions.
• Improve CI/CD, DevOps, and production observability.

Skills

Django

Python

REST API

GraphQL

ReactJS

TypeScript

PostgreSQL

MySQL

AWS

Terraform

Education

Bachelor Degree

Bachelor Degree ICT

Job description

Randstad New Zealand is seeking a Lead Backend Software Engineer to shape the technical strategy and deliver a scalable platform used by thousands of players, retailers, and tournament organisers worldwide. You will partner with the Technical Lead to design distributed systems and ensure infrastructure scales sustainably for a global audience.

You will architect complex backends, own delivery outcomes across reliability and performance, and mentor engineers to foster ownership and high