Backend Tech Lead (Remote, Contract) responsible for defining architecture, delivering features, and leading the team.
Requirements
- Define architecture and standards
- Deliver features end to end
- Consistently raise the bar for reliability, security, and delivery speed
- Harden CI/CD (GitHub Actions or Jenkins)
- Build/test containers and deploy via Helm to AWS (EKS or ECS)
- Add lightweight bot protection: rate limits, IP allowlists, and abuse detection hooks
- Observability: monitor latency/error budgets via CloudWatch + Grafana, structured logging, tracing where needed
- Performance tuning: DB indexes, caching strategy, queue throughput, API response times
- Mentor engineers and set a strong engineering culture around clarity and ownership
Benefits
- Generous Paid Time Off
