Hybrid Backend Developer, Technical Lead

at Minga London

• Job title: Backend Developer, Technical Lead
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: CA$120,000 - CA$140,000 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: Cloud, Docker, ETL, GRPC, JavaScript, Kubernetes, Node.js, SQL, TypeScript
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Kelowna, Canada

About the role

• Backend Tech Lead at Minga guiding backend engineers in designing scalable services. Collaborating closely with product and engineering teams to translate vision into execution while ensuring robust backend architecture.

Responsibilities

• Setting technical direction and leading backend architecture decisions across services, APIs, integrations, and data pipelines.
• Collaborating with Product and Engineering leadership to align backend roadmap with company goals.
• Leading design and code reviews, advocating for clean, maintainable, and scalable solutions.
• Mentoring backend engineers, supporting their professional growth, and fostering a strong engineering culture.
• Driving adoption of backend best practices in security, testing, performance, and DevOps.
• Overseeing implementation of data pipelines, storage strategies, and integrations that enable reporting and analytics.
• Ensuring backend systems are reliable, secure, and well-monitored, with disaster recovery and governance processes in place.
• Acting as a bridge between backend and other teams (frontend, mobile, QA, devops), ensuring smooth collaboration and delivery.

Requirements

• 7+ years of backend development experience, including 2+ years in a lead/mentorship capacity.
• Strong background in backend architecture and data engineering.
• Proficiency with Node.js / TypeScript, SQL (plus experience with APIs, GRPC, or REST).
• Solid experience with cloud environments, CI/CD pipelines, and containerization (Docker/Kubernetes).
• Familiarity with modern data stacks (Snowflake, Cloud SQL, ETL pipelines, visualization tools like Metabase).
• Proven ability to balance hands-on development with leadership responsibilities.
• Strong communicator, able to explain complex technical concepts to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Comfortable leading through ambiguity, evaluating trade-offs, and making pragmatic technical decisions.

Benefits

• Flexible Work: Work in a way that works for you.
• Inclusive leadership: Monthly CEO Lunch & Learns, open Q&As, and transparent updates.
• Culture of connection: Social events, virtual meetups, and 2 annual offsites.
• Growth investment: Dedicated time and budget for growth.
• Recognition that matters: From Slack shoutouts to company-wide recognition.
• Perks with purpose: Equitable pay + transparency.
• Flexible PTO: vacation + personal days.
• Health, dental, and vision benefits for you & your family.
• Mental health and wellness support.