Senior Backend Engineer – Team Lead

On behalf of our client, a fast-growing B2B tech company building AI-powered SaaS products for the maritime industry, we are looking for a Senior Backend Engineer – Team Lead to design, scale, and optimize core backend systems in a microservices environment.

A day in the Life of a Senior Backend Engineer – Team Lead

You’ll lead a backend team focused on building and maintaining distributed services using Java 17+, Spring Boot 3.5+, RabbitMQ, PostgreSQL, JPA/Hibernate, and Kubernetes. The role combines hands-on coding, architecture design, and mentoring.

• Lead and coach backend engineers
• Design scalable microservices and APIs
• Optimize database performance and asynchronous workflows
• Ensure observability and reliability using Grafana, Prometheus, Kubernetes
• Collaborate with frontend, DevOps, and product teams
• Drive best practices in code quality, CI/CD, and performance tuning

Requirements

• 6+ years of backend development, 2+ in a lead or tech lead role
• Strong in Java, Spring Boot, microservices, PostgreSQL, JPA/Hibernate
• Hands-on with RabbitMQ, Docker/Kubernetes, Grafana, Prometheus
• Solid understanding of distributed systems and scalability
• Experience with Agile, CI/CD pipelines, mentoring
• Groovy, AWS, or large-scale distributed architecture experience
• Open-source contributions or internal platform development

What’s in It for You

• Lead critical backend projects and shape architecture decisions
• Work with a modern tech stack and strong engineering culture
• Competitive compensation, 30 days paid leave, private health insurance
• Remote first work model (4 remote/1 office) and access to wellness & coaching programs