Backend Lead Engineer
Core
Technical backbone of a squad designing and building greenfield cloud-native systems for loyalty and travel benefits products.
Role type
Senior IC backend lead engineer (cloud-native)
Builds
Scalable, well-architected software systems and new products/services for travel loyalty programs
Domain
Travel, Loyalty, Financial Services
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
TypeScript, Node.js, AWS (EKS, Lambda, Aurora RDS), Kubernetes, GraphQL, Kafka, Mongo, Terraform, Helm, GitHub Actions, Jest, Pact, DataDog
Preferred skills
None stated
Technologies
Typescript, Node.js, React, AWS, EKS, Lambda, Aurora RDS, Kubernetes, GraphQL, Kafka, Mongo, Terraform, Helm, GitHub Actions, DataDog, Jest, Pact
Responsibilities
Lead a squad of 5-7 engineers by writing code daily and setting engineering standards; make key architectural decisions for greenfield systems; mentor engineers at all levels; build and deploy end-to-end systems with zero manual intervention; manage CI/CD pipelines; ensure system observability and health.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC