Senior / Lead Backend Engineer
Core
Architect and build highly scalable, low-latency backend systems for real-time in-app communications, storage of billions of user-generated clips, and ML-based feed features.
Role type
Senior/Lead Backend Engineer
Builds
Scalable microservices, critical APIs, and backend infrastructure for a gaming clip platform serving millions of users.
Domain
Gaming / High-scale distributed systems
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Java, scalable microservices, RESTful API design, distributed systems, MySQL/PostgreSQL, high-throughput system design, cloud infrastructure (GCP/AWS), CI/CD, infrastructure as code, system design, security best practices
Preferred skills
Redis, RabbitMQ, message brokers, caching systems, SRE/DevOps, DevSecOps
Technologies
Java, Redis, RabbitMQ, Kubernetes, Terraform, Salt, GitHub Actions, CircleCI
Responsibilities
Design and build scalable backend systems, architect critical APIs, evolve backend infrastructure, mentor engineers, drive technical decisions
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities
