Full Stack Technical Lead

About the Role:

We're looking for a Full Stack Technical Lead who can independently own and drive the full technology stack of our platform. You'll lead architecture decisions, build and mentor a small engineering team, and be the single point of accountability for delivery across multiple product verticals.

This is not a managerial role that sits in meetings - you'll be hands-on with code daily while setting technical direction.

What You'll Own:

- End-to-end technical ownership of the platform - from backend services to user-facing APIs

- Architecture and delivery of core product modules including order management, real-time data processing, payment integrations, and user management systems

- Multi-tenant deployment pipeline - enabling partners to launch customized platform instances with isolated configurations, fee structures, and branding

- Performance and reliability of systems handling real-time data processing, high-throughput transactions, and concurrent user operations

- Integration with external data providers, third-party APIs, and payment gateways

- Security posture - API authentication, rate limiting, data protection, and vulnerability remediation

- Database design and optimization for high-throughput transactional workloads (PostgreSQL, MongoDB etc)

- Real-time infrastructure - WebSocket feeds, Redis pub/sub, event-driven architectures

- CI/CD pipelines, deployment automation, and production incident response

- Code review standards, technical documentation, and engineering best practices

What We're Looking For:

- 6+ years of backend engineering experience, with at least 2 years in a lead/architect role

- Deep experience building high-scale, transaction-heavy platforms - fintech, trading, payments, or similar domains

- Strong proficiency in Node.js/TypeScript (our primary stack), Go or Python, PostgreSQL, Redis, and message queues

- Experience with real-time systems - WebSockets, low-latency data pipelines, and high-concurrency architectures

- Experience with white-label or multi-tenant SaaS architectures - tenant isolation, configuration management, and deployment strategies

- Hands-on with cloud infrastructure (AWS preferred) - EC2, RDS, ElastiCache, S3, CloudFront, and containerized deployments

- Strong grasp of security practices - JWT authentication, API security, DDoS mitigation, and secure key management

- Experience with monitoring and observability - Sentry, Grafana, application logging, and alerting

- Ability to make pragmatic trade-offs between speed and quality, and communicate those decisions clearly

- Experience leading and mentoring a team of 3-5 engineers

Nice to Have:

- Experience with financial/trading systems - matching engines, margin systems, settlement flows

- Familiarity with blockchain fundamentals - wallet management, on-chain/off-chain transactions

- Experience integrating third-party KYC/AML providers (Sumsub, Jumio, etc.)

- Exposure to regulatory compliance requirements across multiple jurisdictions

- Experience with TimescaleDB or other time-series databases for high-frequency data

- Contributions to open-source projects or technical writing

Tech Stack:

- Backend: Node.js, TypeScript, Express, Go, Python

- Databases: PostgreSQL, TimescaleDB, Redis

- Infrastructure: AWS, Docker, PM2, Nginx

- Real-time: WebSockets, Redis Pub/Sub

- Monitoring: Sentry, Grafana

- External: Binance APIs, payment gateways, blockchain RPCs