Own the team’s roadmap, delivery commitments, and execution quality
Set clear goals, manage priorities, and ensure alignment with company-wide objectives
Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement
Conduct regular 1:1s, performance reviews, and career development planning for team members
Architect and evolve backend systems that ingest, transform, and serve news data from third-party providers
Ensure data consistency, integrity, and traceability across ingestion and distribution pipelines
Optimize Elasticsearch / PostgreSQL schemas and queries for performance and scalability
Oversee the design and maintenance of internal APIs that serve data to downstream services with low latency and high reliability
Work closely with product managers, analysts, and other engineering teams to define requirements and integration strategies
Align with data modelers and system architects to ensure cohesive data structures and system design
Champion best practices in software engineering, testing, and CI/CD
Lead code reviews, architecture discussions, and technical deep dives
Drive initiatives around observability, reliability, and performance tuning

7+ years in backend development, with 2+ years in a team or tech lead role managing both people and projects
Proficiency in Golang, and deep experience with Elasticsearch / PostgreSQL (schema design, performance tuning, query optimization)
Strong understanding of distributed systems, data pipelines, and message queues (Kafka, RabbitMQ)
Experience building and maintaining RESTful / gRPC APIs and integrating with external data providers
Proven ability to mentor, coach, and grow engineers while fostering a healthy team culture
Familiarity with distributed systems, message queues (e.g., Kafka, RabbitMQ), and caching strategies
Solid understanding of software engineering principles, testing, and CI/CD practices

Backend Team Lead

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