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Lead Backend Engineer - Node.js / Golang

Lead Backend Engineer - Node.js / Golang

Hrizen techno servicesDelhi, IN
30+ days ago
Job description

Job Description :

We are looking for a Lead Backend Engineer to define and drive the backend architecture of our products. This role involves designing scalable and reliable systems, mentoring a team of backend engineers, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality software. You will also contribute to integrating AI / ML capabilities into backend services and ensuring operational excellence through automation, observability, and strong engineering practices.

Core Responsibilities and Design :

  • Define and maintain service architecture in Go and Node.js, focusing on scalability, resilience, and low latency.
  • Create and maintain Entity-Relationship Diagrams (ERDs) and ensure data models are up to date.

Team Leadership and Mentorship :

  • Manage and mentor a team of 5- 10 backend engineers, promoting collaboration and accountability.
  • Conduct regular code reviews, design discussions, and provide performance feedback.

    • AI / ML Integration :

  • Collaborate with Data Science and ML engineers to integrate AI / ML models (e.g., GPT-4) for features such as transcription, summarization, and recommendations.
  • Work with NoSQL systems like DataStax Cassandra to support analytics and AI inference and Quality :
  • Implement best practices for CI / CD, automated testing, performance benchmarking, and observability (metrics, logs, tracing).
  • Own SLA / SLOs, manage incident response, and lead root-cause analysis and Collaboration :
  • Partner with Product, UX, and DevOps teams to translate business requirements into technical roadmaps.
  • Communicate backend and data architecture decisions across the engineering organization.

    • Requirements :

  • Experience : 6+ years of backend development with Go and Node.js, building and maintaining

    • microservices in production.

  • System Design : Strong understanding of RESTful APIs, gRPC, event-driven architectures, and message queues (Kafka, RabbitMQ).
  • Data Modeling : Experience with ERDs, relational schema design (PostgreSQL), and NoSQL databases (Cassandra or similar).
  • Team Leadership : 2+ years of experience managing engineering teams, with a focus on mentoring and growing talent.
  • AI / ML Integration : Hands-on experience integrating AI / ML models or APIs into backend systems.
  • Operational Excellence : Proficiency in CI / CD (Jenkins, GitHub Actions), containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), and cloud platforms (AWS, GCP).

    • Nice-to-Have :

  • Experience with GraphQL or real-time streaming (WebSockets).
  • Familiarity with ML model fine-tuning and hosting (AWS SageMaker, Azure ML).
  • Knowledge of user analytics and personalization algorithms.
  • Open-source contributions in Go or Node.js.

    • (ref : hirist.tech)

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