Sr Backend Engineer - Tech Lead

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Requirements:

• Extensive experience with Java 11+, Spring Boot, JPA (Hibernate), and SQL relational databases.
• Comfortable writing unit and integration tests and maintaining strong code coverage
• Hands-on experience building application using the microservices architecture
• In-depth knowledge of relational databases, including indices, connection pools, transactions (ACID), and implications of schema designs on performance
• Experience with NoSQL databases, understand their advantages and disadvantages, and know when to prefer one over a relational database.
• Experience as a tech lead, guiding teams through complex engineering challenges and fostering a culture of learning and innovation.
• Opinionated in the direction that backend software development is going and will give recommendations and take the initiative for the long-term health of the project.

Responsibilities:

• Provide technical mentorship and leadership to junior and mid-level engineers, guiding them in software engineering methodology, design, and best practices to support their skill development and growth within the team.
• Work with the product team and feature owners to understand requirements and see them through to execution and deployment.
• Take ownership of technical initiatives, driving projects independently from concept to completion while ensuring alignment with the overall platform strategy.
• Collaborate with other engineers through pairing sessions, code reviews, and knowledge sharing in our weekly Friday Dev Chats.