Technical Lead (Backend)

Who we want

You’ll be the technical heartbeat of Habit. Owning architecture, engineering culture, and delivery. You’ll partner with Product, Ops, and Leadership as the single technical point-of-contact , setting the bar for speed and quality while scaling a 10-minute food delivery platform.

We’re looking for someone with strong CS fundamentals , proven ownership of systems end-to-end , and the ability to translate ambitious product goals into pragmatic, scalable technical roadmaps .

Your playground

• End-to-end technical ownership of Habit : architecture, infra, security, and engineering standards.
• Translate product goals into robust systems. Prioritise trade-offs, own delivery.
• Build the core backend platforms, and guide frontend (mobile / web) and data-science projects.
• Set up observability, CI / CD, and incident practices from day one.
• Mentor engineers while still writing code and setting the culture for reviews, design, and discipline.

Key responsibilities

Must-have skills

Why Habit?

At Habit, speed isn’t just about food. It’s how we build.

You’ll get end-to-end ownership, a clean slate to set the tech culture, and the chance to solve problems that impact thousands of hungry customers every day.

Think it. Build it. Ship it in 10.