Lead Software Engineer – Backend Services

Role Overview

• Design, implement, and deploy AI-driven applications.
• Use Vertex AI (Gemini) and Databricks Genie.
• Treat output verification and failure handling as important engineering tasks. They are not just afterthoughts.
• Design, implement and deploy scalable and secure Golang and Node.js services
• Design and maintain data intensive high throughput gRPC and RESTful APIs
• Design APIs for event-driven systems, integrating with Kafka, Pub/Sub, or similar messaging platforms
• Design, build, and maintain high-performance, scalable APIs.
• Create front-end systems to support content, personalization, and collaboration experiences. This will help with real-time decision-making and quick responses.
• Define and implement API standards and best practices, including versioning, contract design, and backward compatibility
• Collaborate with frontend, backend, data, and platform teams to ensure clean, reliable system integrations
• Evolve existing content management and metadata APIs to support dynamic, personalized experiences
• Contribute to CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and release processes to ensure safe and proficient deployments
• Participate in architecture discussions, RFCs, and cross-team technical initiatives
• Lead code reviews that go beyond style — catching subtle errors, missed edge cases, and performance traps that automated tools do not surface
• Mentor engineers and promote best practices in API design and system development

Requirements

• BS degree or higher in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field required
• 8+ years of professional software engineering experience, with 2+ years in a technical lead or senior engineering role
• 3+ years of experience developing application services using Golang, Node, and front-end frameworks/libraries like React
• 3+ years of experience with cloud platforms (AWS or GCP) and containerized environments (Docker, Kubernetes)
• 3+ years of experience with Linux systems or shell scripting
• 3+ years of experience with writing and using APIs to consume data and push data to MongoDB
• 3+ years of experience building highly scalable, performant and responsive web applications
• 2+ years of daily hands-on AI-assisted development using Claude, Cursor, or similar development tools
• Solid experience with relational databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL) and data modeling
• Solid knowledge of event-driven architectures (Kafka, Pub/Sub, Kinesis) and asynchronous API patterns
• Solid skills in API design, including knowledge of REST and GraphQL. Experience with contract-first development and OpenAPI/Swagger is required, along with insight into versioning strategies.
• Experience designing APIs for high-scale, low-latency systems
• Experience integrating APIs with data pipelines, content systems, and real-time services
• Solid experience with CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and API validation strategies
• Exemplary communication skills and ability to drive technical alignment across teams
• Experience integrating with external systems across a distributed enterprise environment
• Experience working within a globally distributed team

Tech Stack

• AWS
• Cloud
• Docker
• Google Cloud Platform
• GraphQL
• GRPC
• JavaScript
• Kafka
• Kubernetes
• Linux
• MongoDB
• MySQL
• Node.js
• Postgres
• React
• Shell Scripting
• Go

Benefits

• medical
• dental
• vision
• 401(k) plan
• life insurance coverage
• disability benefits
• tuition assistance program
• PTO
• bonus eligible