Lead Backend Developer
Core
Lead backend engineering for a critical platform capability handling high-impact 3rd party integrations, data integration, and reliable message delivery systems.
Role type
Senior IC backend platform engineer (technical leadership)
Builds
Scalable backend services, integration patterns, and observability infrastructure for global marketing message delivery
Domain
Marketing technology / Cloud infrastructure / Distributed systems
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Distributed systems design, Python, 3rd party integrations, system reliability, asynchronous processing, cloud architecture, operational excellence, technical mentoring, architectural judgment
Preferred skills
Google Cloud Platform experience, handling partial failures, rate limiting, idempotency, retries, backoffs
Technologies
Python, Google Cloud Platform
Responsibilities
Define technical vision and system boundaries for team services; Design and implement patterns for adding new features; Provide day-to-day technical guidance and code reviews; Partner with Product to turn ambiguous goals into technical plans; Ensure integration services operate reliably at scale using observability and incident response; Represent the integrations team in architecture discussions
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with technical leadership
