Lead Software Engineer - Backend

Responsibilities:

• Drive the design, development, and enhancement of core features and functionalities of our observability platform, leveraging cutting-edge technologies to deliver scalable and reliable solutions.
• Act as a subject matter expert, guiding and mentoring a team of talented software engineers to achieve technical excellence and deliver high-quality code.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design and implement robust, scalable, and efficient systems that meet the demands of our growing customer base.
• Stay ahead of industry trends and emerging technologies, constantly researching and experimenting with innovative solutions to enhance our observability platform
• Work closely with product managers, designers, and stakeholders to translate business requirements into technical solutions, advocating for best practices and promoting a collaborative work environment.
• Be proactive in identifying and addressing performance bottlenecks, applying optimisations, and maintaining the stability and availability of our platform.
• Encourage a culture of continuous learning, improvement, and innovation within the engineering team, sharing knowledge and promoting professional growth.
• Design, develop, and maintain backend services using Java and related frameworks.
• Work with HTTP protocols to build scalable and reliable APIs.
• Collaborate on solutions leveraging technologies such as Spring, PostgreSQL, Redis, Docker, message brokers, and GitHub.
• Ensure strong focus on performance optimisation, debugging, and log management across services.
• Participate in code reviews, troubleshooting, and resolving production issues.
• Contribute to improving deployment and containerization workflows.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality features in a SaaS environment.

Requirements:

• 6+ years of experience in Backend engineering roles.
• Utilise AWS services for building and scaling cloud-native solutions.