We are seeking a seasoned Backend Engineering Manager with deep expertise in Golang to lead our backend team. The ideal candidate has 7+ years of experience in backend technologies and 3 years of proven engineering mentoring experience, having successfully scaled systems and shipped B2C applications in collaboration with product teams.

The candidate will have responsibilities across the following functions :

Technical and Product Delivery :

- Oversee design and development of backend systems operating at 10K+ RPM scale.

- Guide the team in building transactional systems (payments, orders, etc.) and behavioural systems (analytics, personalisation, engagement tracking).

- Partner with product managers to scope, prioritise, and release B2C product features and applications.

- Ensure architectural best practices, high-quality code standards, and robust testing practices.

- Own delivery of projects end-to-end with a focus on scalability, reliability, and business impact.

- Has worked on a B2C setup with at least 150K DAU and served transactions to this user base.

Operational Excellence :

- Champion observability, monitoring, and reliability across backend services.

- Continuously improve system performance, scalability, and resilience.

- Streamline development workflows and engineering processes for speed and quality.

Requirements :

- 7+ years of professional experience in backend technologies.

- 2-3 years as a tech lead and driving delivery.

Technical Skills :

- Strong hands-on expertise in Golang OR Python.

- Proven track record with high-scale systems (10K RPM).

- Solid understanding of distributed systems, APIs, SQL/NoSQL databases, and cloud platforms.

Leadership Skills :

- Demonstrated success in managing teams through 2-3 appraisal cycles.

- Strong experience working with product managers to deliver consumer-facing applications.

- Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities.

Nice-to-Have :

- Familiarity with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes).

- Experience with observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry).

- Previous leadership experience in B2C product companies operating at scale.