Backend Tech Lead (Remote, Contract)

Our Backend Tech Lead is responsible for defining architecture and standards, delivering features end to end, and consistently raising the bar for reliability, security, and delivery speed. The role is remote, contract-based, and requires 3+ years of experience building production systems and 2+ years in a lead/ownership role.

Requirements

• 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
• Own architecture decisions and keep it pragmatic: “simple first, scalable where it matters.”
• Drive code quality: reviews, standards, branching/release hygiene, definition of done
• Break down work, reliably estimate, unblock the team, and align with the PM/BA on scope
• Mentor engineers and set a strong engineering culture around clarity and ownership

Benefits

• Opportunity to work with a seasoned recruiting team
• Fair and detailed assessment of candidates
• Invitation to submit a video interview for review
• Test or short project to determine fit for the team
• Interview with hiring manager and/or interview team
• Fair compensation and benefits