Backend Engineering Lead: Scale, Mentor, Deliver

CloudDevs; United States; Hybrid; USD 159,469 - 258,903; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonuses available

Competitive salary

Remote flexibility

Job summary

A leading technology firm is seeking an Engineering Lead to guide their CORE team in building robust backend systems. This hands-on role involves mentoring engineers, delivering high-quality code, and collaborating across teams. With 12+ years in software engineering and expertise in Java and AWS, the ideal candidate will drive engineering excellence while leading a high-performing team. Remote or hybrid work options available. Salary range: $159,469 – $258,903.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of software engineering experience building production-grade applications.
• 7+ years of experience with Java; Python experience is a plus.
• 3+ years of experience in leading or managing Engineering teams.
• Strong grasp of object-oriented programming, data structures, algorithms, and design patterns.
• Experience designing and building scalable APIs and modular architectures.
• Hands-on experience with relational and NoSQL databases.
• 3+ years of experience with AWS cloud services and infrastructure tools.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, architecture, and delivery of scalable backend systems.
• Deliver high-quality code to production as a player-coach.
• Own and implement complex features end-to-end.
• Mentor engineers and drive a high standard of technical quality.
• Modernize legacy systems and improve performance and reliability.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with product and engineering teams.

Skills

Java

Software engineering

AWS services

Agile/Scrum

APIs (REST, GraphQL, gRPC)

Relational and NoSQL databases

Messaging platforms (Kafka)

AI-powered tools

Tools

Terraform

Docker

Job description

A leading technology firm is seeking an Engineering Lead to guide their CORE team in building robust backend systems. This hands-on role involves mentoring engineers, delivering high-quality code, and collaborating across teams. With 12+ years in software engineering and expertise in Java and AWS, the ideal candidate will drive engineering excellence while leading a high-performing team. Remote or hybrid work options available. Salary range: $159,469 – $258,903.