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Lead Backend Engineer
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Our client, an innovative software development company, is seeking a highly skilled and motivated Lead Backend Engineer for a fully remote position. You will be instrumental in designing, developing, and maintaining the server-side logic and APIs that power our cutting-edge applications. This role requires strong technical leadership, extensive experience in backend development, and a passion for building scalable, efficient, and secure systems. As a remote team member, you will collaborate with cross-functional teams, contribute to architectural decisions, and mentor junior engineers, all while working from anywhere. This is an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact on projects used by clients in the Embu, Embu, KE region and globally.
Key Responsibilities:
Key Responsibilities:
- Design, develop, and deploy robust and scalable backend services and APIs.
- Lead a team of backend engineers, providing technical guidance, code reviews, and mentorship.
- Collaborate with frontend engineers, product managers, and designers to define and implement new features.
- Optimize application performance, scalability, and reliability.
- Ensure the security and integrity of data and systems.
- Write clean, maintainable, and well-documented code.
- Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues.
- Contribute to architectural discussions and decisions.
- Implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines for automated testing and deployment.
- Stay up-to-date with emerging backend technologies and best practices.
- Participate in agile development processes and contribute to sprint planning and execution.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.
- Minimum of 7 years of experience in backend software development, with at least 2 years in a lead or senior role.
- Proficiency in one or more backend languages such as Python, Java, Node.js, Go, or Ruby.
- Strong experience with RESTful API design and development.
- Experience with databases (SQL and NoSQL), such as PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB.
- Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and microservices architecture.
- Understanding of containerization technologies (Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes) is a plus.
- Excellent problem-solving and debugging skills.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively in a remote team.
- Experience with agile methodologies.
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