Backend Team Leader

Job description

Craft.io is on a mission to create a robust Product Management Platform in the cloud, used by globally-renowned Fortune 500 companies. With Craft.io, product managers build their roadmaps and write their requirements, later synced to development tools like Jira. We encourage you to give it a try.

Your Role at Craft.io

As a Backend Team Leader at Craft.io, you will lead a team of experienced senior backend developers and play a pivotal role in developing and maintaining our primary backend software. You will be hands-on in writing code and developing code to support these features, primarily using PHP. Additionally, you will lead the transformation of our PHP codebase towards a new Node.js-based microservices architecture.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and manage a team of senior backend developers
• Actively participate in the design, development, and maintenance of backend systems and applications
• Lead the transition from a PHP-based monolithic architecture to a Node.js-based microservices architecture
• Ensure the security and reliability of our software on GCP and AWS public clouds
• Utilize technologies such as Docker, TypeScript, PostgreSQL, ChatGPT, and Git in daily tasks
• Collaborate closely with product managers, frontend developers, and other stakeholders deliver high-quality solutions

Requirements

• 6+ years of hands-on experience in backend developmen
• Leadership Background: Having taken the lead on projects or teams in previous roles
• Experience with designing system architecture
• Computer Science or equivalent degree from a University with GPA > 85, and understanding of databases, networking, and software engineering fundamentals.
• Good communication skills
• Experience with databases, RESTful APIs, microservices architecture and cloud platforms, CI/CD pipelines, containers

Preferred Skills

• Proficiency in PHP and/or Node.js