Lead Backend Engineer - Golang / Node.js

Description :

We're seeking a seasoned Backend Engineering Lead to architect and scale our core services. You'll own the design, development, and operational excellence of microservices built in Go and Node.js, champion data modeling best practices (ERDs), and guide a team of high-performing engineers toward shipping robust, AI-enhanced features at scale.

Key Responsibilities :

1. Architect & Design :

• Define and maintain service architecture in Go and Node.js, ensuring scalability, resilience, and low latency.
• Lead the creation and upkeep of comprehensive Entity-Relationship Diagrams (ERDs) and maintain an up-to-date data model library.

2. Team Leadership & Mentorship :

3. AI / ML Integration :

4. Delivery & Quality :

5. Cross-Functional Collaboration :

Must-Have Qualifications :

Technical Expertise : Deep understanding of RESTful APIs, gRPC, message queues (Kafka / RabbitMQ), and event-driven architectures.

Data Modeling : Proven ability to author and maintain ERD documents, relational and NoSQL schema design (PostgreSQL, DataStax Cassandra).

Team Leadership : 2+ years managing high-performance engineering teams, with a track record of growing and mentoring maverick engineers.

AI / ML Integration : Hands-on experience integrating AI / ML models, preferably OpenAI APIs or custom ML pipelines, into backend systems

Operational Excellence : Strong background in designing CI / CD pipelines (Jenkins / GitHub Actions), containerization (Docker / Kubernetes), and cloud services (AWS / GCP)

(ref : hirist.tech)