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.
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