Backend Team Lead

Imagen is seeking an experienced Backend Team Lead, to build and lead a high-performing backend engineering team while driving critical technical initiatives across our platform. This is a pivotal role where you'll balance hands-on technical contribution with people leadership, shaping both our engineering culture and technical architecture.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor the BE team, including 1:1s, performance reviews, and career development.
• Manage a cross-functional squad (Backend+Frontend) and drive product initiatives E2E.
• Own technical strategy and architecture while remaining hands-on in building scalable, distributed cloud systems.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience as a Backend Engineer, with at least 2+ years as Team Lead.
• B.Sc. in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field from a well-known university.
• Proficiency in at least one major cloud platform: AWS, GCP, or Azure (AWS preferred).
• Proven expertise in Backend server development using languages like Python, Scala, Go, or Java.
• Experience with SQL or NoSQL databases.
• Experience with developing and maintaining distributed systems at scale.
• Experience leading or working closely with cross-functional teams (Backend, Frontend, Product) - advantage.