API Team Lead - Backend engineering

At ActiveFence, we are committed to making the internet safer. Our ability to fight online evil at scale is fueled by data, algorithms and a stellar group of engineers. With the continuous and accelerated expansion of online threats we are seriously scaling up our operation to deal with an ever more complex online landscape. If you love varying challenges, can move fast, and are not afraid of tackling uncharted territories with your code, you might be a good fit here.

The Position:

We're looking for an API Team Lead to lead a team of developers in designing, developing and maintaining our backend infrastructure and API. You will work closely with cross-functional teams, ensuring the scalability, robustness and efficiency of our infrastructure, while mentoring your team and taking our mission to the next level, at scale.

About you:

You must be a leader at heart and foster an innovative and collaborative environment. Be a great communicator and have excellent prioritization skills. You should also have a proactive, production-oriented mindset, and strive to inspire your team members to grow to the next level.

What You’ll Do:

Lead, mentor and inspire a cross-functional agile team, including hiring, training, and mentoring
Own full lifecycle of features, including design, implementation, testing, and deployment, while ensuring quality, security and reliability.
Collaborate with the rest of the engineering teams to design and launch new features
Ensure the quality, security and reliability of BE services
Provide technical guidance and mentorship to peers and perform code-reviews
Collaborate with Product Managers, Architects, and Data Scientists to deliver scalable, high-performance backend systems and APIs

Requirements:

Does this describe you?

2+ years leading an agile team
5+ years practical experience in designing and developing large-scale, cloud-based systems
Significant experience with building microservices architecture and APIs
Experience in communicating with technical teams, product and management to collect requirements, describe software product features, and technical designs
BSc in Computer Science or related technical field, or equivalent practical experience

Our Stack:

Node.js / Typescript / Python
RabbitMQ / Kafka / Redis / MongoDB / ElasticSearch
AWS / Terraform / Kubernetes

Hybrid:
Yes