Backend Team Lead

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Poland.

📋 Description

• Guide the team through various workstreams, ensuring exceptional quality in every sprint.

• Take ownership of prioritization, capacity planning, and alignment with sprint objectives.

• Collaborate across teams to eliminate obstacles and manage interdependencies.

• Enhance team velocity and skills through coaching, constructive feedback, and identifying gaps.

• Spearhead the design of features that are scalable, reliable, and maintainable.

• Remain actively involved in high-scale, cloud-based development utilizing Node.js, AWS, and MongoDB.

• Perform code reviews and advocate for best practices in architecture and performance.

• Collaborate with Product Managers to shape features from initial concept to final release.

• Participate in technical sessions with customers to address requirements, challenges, and integration needs.

• Serve as the technical lead for the domain, coordinating with Customer Success.

• Influence technical decisions regarding product enhancements and new functionalities.

• Leverage AI and modern tools to boost team speed and overall effectiveness.

⛳️ Requirements

• A minimum of 6 years of hands-on software development experience.

• 3 to 5 years of experience in a technical leadership or Team Lead position.

• Extensive hands-on knowledge of Node.js is essential.

• Strong expertise in AWS is required.

• Familiarity with React is preferred.

• Experience with Python is a plus.

• Proficient in working with MongoDB.

• Significant experience in designing and constructing scalable backend systems.

• Proven track record of managing technical execution across multiple workstreams.

• Strong grasp of software architecture, scalability, reliability, and clean coding principles.

• Experience in delivering complete features and projects from design to production.

• Comfortable working in a dynamic product environment.

• Strong sense of ownership and ability to make independent technical decisions.

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

• Experience leading or collaborating with global or distributed teams.

• Capable of clearly conveying complex technical decisions to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

• Experience in customer-facing technical discussions.

• An AI-first approach focusing on software development and engineering productivity, developer experience, automated testing, technical prototyping, development workflows, internal processes, and system performance and scalability.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive salary and performance-based bonuses.

• Flexible work hours and remote work options.

• Comprehensive health and wellness benefits.

• Opportunities for professional growth and development.

• Access to cutting-edge tools and technologies.