Backend Tech Lead (Remote, Contract)

We are looking for a Backend Tech Lead to join our team. As a Tech Lead, you will define architecture and standards, deliver features end to end, and consistently raise the bar for reliability, security, and delivery speed. You will own architecture decisions, drive code quality, and mentor engineers. Required skills include experience with.NET, PostgreSQL, Redis, and OpenAPI 3, as well as leadership and technical expertise. Please apply and let's discuss this opportunity.

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
• 3+ years building production systems
• 2+ years in a lead/ownership role
• Real experience running things in production: CI/CD, Docker, monitoring, and incidents
• Deep understanding of RBAC, session/auth flows, and security basics (OWASP-minded)
• Comfortable with async/event-driven patterns: queues, schedulers, retries, idempotency
• Clear documentation, good tradeoffs, and keeping stakeholders in the loop
• Upper-intermediate level of English or higher
• Fluent Ukrainian and/or Russian language

Benefits

• Generous Paid Time Off
• 401k Matching