Lead Backend Engineer - Python/FastAPI

Job Title : Technical Lead - Backend Systems Role Summary :
We are hiring a Lead Backend Engineer with 10+ years of experience who will own backend architecture and system design while remaining deeply hands-on.

This role is for someone already making architectural decisions.


You will design, build, and evolve distributed backend systems, define architectural standards, and guide teams through complex technical decisions.

Required Qualifications : Must have :
- 10+ years of backend/software engineering experience
- 3+ years of production experience with FastAPI
- Expert-level Python knowledge
Strong experience with :
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Relational databases (PostgreSQL/MySQL)
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At least one NoSQL datastore
- Deep understanding of :
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Backend architecture patterns
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Design patterns (GoF, SOLID, DDD concepts)
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Distributed systems fundamentals Additional qualifications :
- Experience designing and evolving large-scale systems
- Practical experience with cloud services and deployments
- Proven ability to lead technical decisions and architecture discussions
- Experience migrating monoliths to microservices (or deciding not to)
- Event-driven or streaming systems experience
- API gateways, rate limiting, auth systems (OAuth2 JWT)
- Prior experience acting as Senior Backend Developer, Tech Lead or Solution Architect Core Responsibilities : System Design / Architecture :
- Design end-to-end backend systems with a focus on scalability, resilience, and maintainability
- Define service boundaries, data ownership, and communication patterns
Select and apply appropriate architecture patterns :
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Modular monoliths
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Microservices
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Event-driven systems
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Layered