Lead Backend Engineer & Platform Architect (Remote)

Talantir; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 129,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Dental insurance

Health insurance

Paid time off

Vision insurance

Job summary

Talantir seeks a Lead Backend/Platform Engineer to design and build scalable core systems powering the platform. You will architect backend services, build robust APIs, and ensure production reliability in cloud environments.

This role emphasizes solving complex technical problems, establishing engineering standards, and leading a team to deliver production-ready systems. Remote-friendly with strong collaboration across product, QA, and design.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of professional backend engineering experience.
• Designing and implementing complex software systems end-to-end.
• Strong database modeling and transactions in distributed systems.
• REST and GraphQL service development; API design experience.
• Proficient in Node.js and cloud deployment.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement scalable, reliable backend systems from architecture to production deployment.
• Harden and optimize the platform for stability, performance, and release readiness.
• Lead implementation of backend services, APIs, and data models with a focus on maintainability.
• Review code, debug complex issues, and improve performance where needed.
• Collaborate with Product, QA, and Design to translate business problems into technical solutions.

Skills

Backend engineering

Data modeling

API design

Cloud architectures

Leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

MongoDB

GraphQL

Node.js

Job description

Talantir seeks a Lead Backend/Platform Engineer to design and build scalable core systems powering the platform. You will architect backend services, build robust APIs, and ensure production reliability in cloud environments.

This role emphasizes solving complex technical problems, establishing engineering standards, and leading a team to deliver production-ready systems. Remote-friendly with strong collaboration across product, QA, and design.