Hands-On Engineering Team Lead, Backend & Microservices

Group 107; New York, Northern (NY, KY); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Group 107 is seeking an experienced Software Development Team Lead to guide a hands-on team for a client project with Capitolis. You will architect backend systems, mentor developers, and drive delivery while collaborating with product teams and stakeholders.

Fluency in English and strong leadership are essential for success. The role emphasizes hands-on coding with 60% involvement, architecture stewardship, and a focus on scalable, high‑quality software across microservices and data systems.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in Java server-side development.
• 2+ years leading software development teams (3-6 developers).
• Experience with web development stack, preferably React and Node.js – Advance.
• Strong knowledge of software design and a passion for high‑standard code.
• Experience in building complex, large-scale software solutions from scratch to live production.
• Proven ability to lead, mentor, and drive people.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Self-starter with a can‑do attitude and strong interpersonal skills.
• Excellent English communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of developers working on one of Capitolis’ products.
• Architect efficient and reusable back-end systems.
• Mentor Back-End team members in the technical aspects of their work.
• Empower and coach the Development team, organizing their work and setting goals.
• Collaborate with Product Designers, Product Managers, and other Team Leaders to plan and implement an efficient development process.
• Recruit talented developers to Capitolis.
• Mentor and advise the Development team in code review and pair programming.
• See the big picture of group tasks and make decisions.
• Be at least a 60% hands-on developer as part of the team.
• Influence the Engineering team by interacting with stakeholders outside the team.

Skills

Java

Team leadership

Analytical thinking

Communication

Education

B.Sc. in CS/SE

M.Sc. an advantage

Tools

Spring Boot

Spring Data JPA

Apache Kafka

PostgreSQL

Microservices

React

Node.js

Job description

Group 107 is seeking an experienced Software Development Team Lead to guide a hands-on team for a client project with Capitolis. You will architect backend systems, mentor developers, and drive delivery while collaborating with product teams and stakeholders.

Fluency in English and strong leadership are essential for success. The role emphasizes hands-on coding with 60% involvement, architecture stewardship, and a focus on scalable, high‑quality software across microservices and data systems.