Hybrid Lead Backend Engineer

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About the role

  • Lead Backend Engineer designing and building backend services for AI agents platform at Botpress. Collaborating with teams to improve system performance and reliability.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the design and development of backend services and APIs that support mission-critical product features
  • Own architecture decisions around scalability, reliability, and performance
  • Collaborate closely with product, frontend, and platform teams to deliver end-to-end solutions
  • Build and maintain distributed systems, databases, and internal tooling
  • Establish strong engineering practices around code quality, testing, observability, and deployment
  • Mentor and support other engineers through technical guidance and review
  • Drive improvements in system performance, security, and infrastructure efficiency
  • Help define backend technical strategy as the company scales

Requirements

  • 5+ years of experience with high-scale SaaS platforms, developer tools, and/or AI-driven products
  • Deep expertise in JavaScript/TypeScript, Nodejs, and operating backend systems in production
  • You’ve led technical projects end-to-end and enjoy taking ownership
  • Strong understanding of APIs, databases, distributed systems, and cloud infrastructure
  • Comfortable balancing speed and quality in a fast-moving environment
  • You write clean, maintainable code and care about long-term system health
  • You enjoy mentoring teammates and setting a high engineering bar
  • You thrive in collaborative teams where engineering and product work closely together

Benefits

  • Work at one of Canada’s fastest-growing AI start-ups
  • Work with a talented and passionate team
  • 4 weeks of vacation
  • Paid sick and parental leave
  • Comprehensive health, dental, vision, travel, and life insurance
  • Funding for education and skills improvement
  • Fully-stocked fridge and cupboard – we take snacks seriously
  • Your own desk – no ‘hot-desk’-style sign-up systems
  • A vibrant office community, including weekly socials

Job title

Lead Backend Engineer

Job type

Experience level

Senior

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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