Lead Backend Engineer - Python/AWS, Systems & Architecture

SustainRecruit; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

SustainRecruit is partnering with a product-led tech company to hire a Lead Backend engineer for its Australian engineering team. This hands-on IC role emphasizes technical ownership without people management, spanning complex backend and platform systems to shape architecture and core foundations behind a rapidly scaling product.

Tech stack includes Python, AWS, FastAPI/Flask, Kafka/SQS, Docker, and Terraform.

Qualifications

• Hands-on backend engineering experience with system design focus.
• Ability to own architecture and technical foundations for a scaling product.
• Strong collaboration with cross-functional teams to ship reliable services.

Responsibilities

• Lead backend initiatives from design through production.
• Shape architecture, service boundaries, and distributed systems.

Tools

Python

AWS

FastAPI/Flask

Kafka/SQS

Docker

Terraform

Job description

SustainRecruit is partnering with a product-led tech company to hire a Lead Backend engineer for its Australian engineering team. This hands-on IC role emphasizes technical ownership without people management, spanning complex backend and platform systems to shape architecture and core foundations behind a rapidly scaling product.

Tech stack includes Python, AWS, FastAPI/Flask, Kafka/SQS, Docker, and Terraform.