Backend Engineering Manager - Cloud-Scale Systems

Qcells North America; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 170,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Qcells North America is seeking a Backend Engineering Manager to lead the architecture, development, and operation of backend systems powering our mobile and web applications, device systems, and homeowner experiences.

You will manage a team across multiple time zones, driving technical strategy, reliability, and scalable cloud-native services that support solar system adoption and customer experiences.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of backend software development experience.
• 3+ years in engineering management leading backend teams.
• Proven track record building and operating production microservices at scale.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and cross-team alignment skills.
• Travel may be required up to 15%, depending on business needs.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute the backend technical roadmap supporting mobile, web, and device software experiences.
• Own backend architecture including microservices, data models, API standards, event streaming patterns, and integration frameworks.
• Partner with Product Management to define backend requirements, technical scope, and delivery plans.
• Align with security, DevOps, and data teams to maintain compliance and ensure platform robustness.

Skills

Distributed systems

Cloud platforms (Azure/AWS)

REST APIs

Microservices

Team leadership

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Azure

AWS

SQL/NoSQL databases

Job description

Qcells North America is seeking a Backend Engineering Manager to lead the architecture, development, and operation of backend systems powering our mobile and web applications, device systems, and homeowner experiences.

You will manage a team across multiple time zones, driving technical strategy, reliability, and scalable cloud-native services that support solar system adoption and customer experiences.