Lead Backend Engineer - job 1 of 2

Job Summary

A company is looking for a Lead Backend Engineer (ML and cloud-native architectures).

Key Responsibilities

• Design and develop scalable, reliable, and secure backend systems, including data pipelines and observability layers
• Collaborate with AI teams to architect and develop AI/ML infrastructure and workflows
• Promote best practices, mentor engineers, and drive engineering excellence within the organization

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in backend engineering with a focus on architecture, data pipelines, and ML
• Deep expertise in modern design patterns, distributed systems, and cloud-native architectures
• Experience using AI tools in product development
• Proficiency in modern backend languages and frameworks, such as Go and Python
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field; graduate degree is a bonus