Lead Software Engineer - Back End

Responsibilities:

• Lead the development of product features, experiments, technical initiatives, and complex systems.
• Act as a technical leader by shaping architecture decisions and influencing and coaching a distributed team of engineers.
• Continuously improve system architecture and drive better software design and engineering practices.
• Play a key role in strengthening agile and Scrum ways of working.
• Collaborate closely with backend, client-side, and infrastructure teams to deliver the best technical solutions.
• Proactively identify opportunities to enhance products, code quality, and development processes.
• Write high-quality, maintainable code while supporting others in doing the same.
• Influence and drive important technical decisions across the organization.

Requirements:

• 11+ years of experience building performance-critical applications in production environments using the JVM tech stack (Java, Scala OR Kotlin).
• Proven experience leading projects, technical initiatives, and/or engineering teams, with full ownership of the systems involved.
• Hands-on experience with data platforms such as SQL, Cassandra, or Hadoop, and a solid understanding of selecting the right data solution for different application needs.
• Strong knowledge of algorithms and data structures.
• Demonstrated excellence in software development and coding.
• A proven ability to improve team productivity and effectiveness through KPI-driven engineering practices.
• Strong software architecture skills, with experience driving architectural decisions within a team.
• A passion for software craftsmanship, continuous learning, and engineering excellence.
• Excellent written and verbal English communication skills.