Team Lead Backend Development
Core
Lead a backend development team, focusing on people growth, performance, and technical direction for news media products.
Role type
Senior Team Lead Backend Development
Builds
Backend services and infrastructure for news media platforms (Qmusic, NU.nl, etc.)
Domain
Media & Entertainment / Backend Engineering
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
People leadership, coaching, performance management, technical architecture, scalability, recruitment, Agile methodology, Java, Kotlin
Preferred skills
Strategic thinking, cross-team collaboration, knowledge sharing
Technologies
Java, Kotlin
Responsibilities
Coach and support backend developers in professional development; Conduct performance conversations and support career planning; Collaborate on technical architecture and scalability decisions; Lead recruitment, onboarding, and offboarding of developers; Identify and address team dynamics challenges; Encourage knowledge sharing across backend, mobile, and web teams
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities
