4666 – Engineering Manager (Backend)

Lexicon Solutions; Remote; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology firm in the United States is seeking a Software Engineering Manager to lead a team focused on building high-performance APIs and microservices. This role entails driving architectural decisions for systems handling real-time data, mentoring engineers, and collaborating with cross-functional teams. The ideal candidate has over 7 years of software engineering experience, including 2 years in a leadership capacity, and a strong background in API architecture and database optimization.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of software engineering experience, including 2 years in a leadership role.
• Deep expertise in API-driven architectures and microservices.
• Hands-on experience with real-time data streaming.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of engineers in building high-performance APIs.
• Partner with Product Managers to define scalable solutions.
• Drive architectural decisions for distributed systems.

Skills

Software engineering experience

API-driven architectures

Database design and optimization

Technical communication

Project management skills

Tools

PostgreSQL

MongoDB

Redis

Kafka

RabbitMQ

Node.js

.NET

Kubernetes

Job description

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of talented engineers building high-performance APIs and microservices
• Partner with Product Managers to translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions
• Drive architectural decisions for distributed systems handling real-time financial data flows
• Champion best practices for API design, database optimization, and service reliability
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement, code quality, and technical excellence
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless integration between services
• Balance hands-on technical contribution with people management and strategic planning
• Guide the team through technical challenges while maintaining project velocity and quality
• Establish monitoring, alerting, and performance benchmarks for mission-critical services
• Build strong relationships across engineering teams to promote knowledge sharing

Required Qualifications and Key Competencies

• Must Have Skills:
  • 7+ years of software engineering experience with at least 2 years in a leadership role
  • Deep expertise in building and scaling API-driven architectures and microservices
  • Strong background in database design and optimization (SQL and NoSQL)
  • Hands-on experience with real-time data streaming and event-driven architectures
  • Proven track record of leading teams delivering complex backend systems
  • Excellence in technical communication – able to explain complex concepts simply
  • Experience with distributed systems patterns and their trade-offs
  • Natural ability to mentor engineers and help them grow their careers
  • Comfortable making architectural decisions that balance innovation with stability
  • Strong project management skills with experience in agile methodologies

Technical Skills

• Proficiency in designing RESTful and/or GraphQL APIs
• Experience with microservices orchestration and service mesh technologies
• Understanding of database technologies (PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis, etc.)
• Knowledge of message queuing and streaming platforms (Kafka, RabbitMQ, etc.)
• Familiarity with containerization and cloud-native development
• Experience with monitoring and observability tools

Preferred Skills

• Preferred Skills (great if you have experience with):
• Node.js or C#/.NET development – hands-on experience with our client’s stack
• Financial services or high-frequency trading systems
• WebSocket implementations and real-time bidirectional communication
• Event sourcing and CQRS patterns
• Kubernetes and container orchestration at scale
• Performance tuning for low-latency systems
• Building teams from scratch or scaling existing teams
• CI/CD pipeline design and DevOps practices
• Data pipeline architecture and ETL processes
• Chaos engineering and resilience testing
• Leading remote or distributed engineering teams