Tech Lead (Backend)

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Tech Lead (Backend) based in Brazil.

Join a high-performing engineering team building large-scale technology solutions powered by AI, massive datasets, and modern backend architectures. In this role, you'll lead the technical evolution of mission-critical platforms, guiding the modernization of legacy systems while ensuring scalability, reliability, and operational excellence. You'll work closely with product, engineering, and business stakeholders to deliver high-impact backend services that support millions of users. This is an opportunity to influence architecture, mentor engineers, and drive technical strategy in a fast-paced environment where innovation, ownership, and continuous improvement are highly valued. If you enjoy solving complex engineering challenges at scale while leading talented teams, this role offers both technical depth and leadership impact.

Accountabilities:: Provide technical leadership while managing and mentoring a backend engineering team, fostering high performance and continuous professional growth.

Lead the modernization of legacy Python applications by driving the transition toward scalable microservices architectures.

Ensure platform reliability, observability, security, and operational stability across critical backend systems.

Design and optimize solutions capable of processing high volumes of events while maintaining performance targets and service-level agreements.

Lead migration initiatives from legacy platforms to modern APIs, ensuring smooth customer transitions and minimal operational disruption.

Collaborate closely with product managers, engineering teams, and business stakeholders to prioritize initiatives and balance technical trade-offs.

Participate in architectural decisions, establish engineering best practices, and promote continuous improvements in software development processes.

Communicate technical strategies and project updates effectively with both internal stakeholders and, when necessary, external customers.

Requirements

Proven experience as a Tech Lead or Engineering Leader combining technical leadership with people management responsibilities.

Strong professional experience developing backend applications with Python.

Hands-on experience applying AI tools and technologies to software development workflows.

Solid knowledge of relational and/or NoSQL databases and large-scale backend system design.

Experience with cloud infrastructure and DevOps practices, including Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Kubernetes, Docker, and CI/CD pipelines.

Good understanding of application security principles and experience working in environments with regular security assessments or penetration testing.

Experience maintaining and modernizing both monolithic applications and microservices architectures.

Demonstrated experience working with large-scale distributed systems, high-throughput platforms, and legacy modernization projects.

Strong communication skills with the ability to collaborate effectively across engineering, product, and business teams.

Excellent prioritization, problem-solving, decision-making, and stakeholder management skills in fast-paced environments.

Experience with Go is considered a plus.

Benefits

Remote-friendly work environment with distributed teams across Brazil.

Opportunity to work on large-scale backend systems processing billions of records and serving millions of users.

High level of autonomy with significant influence over technical strategy and architecture.

Collaborative engineering culture focused on innovation, AI adoption, and continuous learning.

Career growth opportunities through technical leadership and people management.

Exposure to cutting-edge technologies, including Generative AI, cloud-native infrastructure, and modern backend architectures.

Work alongside highly skilled professionals in a mission-driven, technology-first organization.

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