Backend Lead
Location: Kochi
Experience: 4–7 Years
Notice Period: Immediate to 30 Days Preferred
About the Role
Mygate is looking for a Backend Lead to drive the development of scalable, reliable, and high-performance backend systems that power products used by millions of users. This role is ideal for a strong backend engineer who has demonstrated ownership of complex projects and is ready to take on technical leadership responsibilities.
The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience building distributed systems, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and mentoring engineers. Prior team leadership or technical lead experience will be an added advantage.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend services and APIs.
- Own end-to-end delivery of backend features from design through deployment and monitoring.
- Collaborate with Product, Frontend, QA, and DevOps teams to deliver high-quality solutions.
- Drive technical discussions, architecture decisions, and engineering best practices.
- Ensure application performance, scalability, security, and reliability.
- Conduct code reviews and mentor junior engineers.
- Troubleshoot and resolve production issues with a focus on long-term solutions.
- Contribute to improving development processes, code quality, and system architecture.
Requirements
- 4–7 years of experience in backend software development.
- Strong proficiency in Java and Spring Boot.
- Experience building RESTful APIs and microservices-based applications.
- Strong understanding of data structures, algorithms, and system design.
- Experience with SQL/NoSQL databases.
- Familiarity with cloud platforms, containerization, and modern deployment practices.
- Strong debugging, problem-solving, and analytical skills.
- Experience working in Agile development environments.
Preferred Qualifications
- Prior experience as a Technical Lead, Team Lead, or owning large engineering initiatives.
- Experience designing and scaling high-traffic applications.
- Exposure to distributed systems and event-driven architectures.
- Experience mentoring developers and driving engineering excellence.
What We're Looking For
- Strong ownership and accountability.
- Ability to lead by example through technical excellence.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Passion for solving complex engineering challenges.
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced product environment.
Additional Criteria
- Candidates must be willing to work from Kochi.
- Preference will be given to candidates serving a notice period of 15–30 days or less.