Backend Engineering Manager

Job Summary

A company is looking for an Engineering Leader, Backend.

Key Responsibilities

• Build core infrastructure in backend domains like audio/video processing and generative AI
• Own major initiatives end-to-end, from architecture to deployment
• Lead a small team while balancing technical contributions and team leadership

Required Qualifications

• 7+ years of software engineering experience
• 2+ years of management, tech lead, or informal leadership experience
• Experience with distributed systems at scale
• Familiarity with AWS, Kubernetes, Terraform, or equivalent infrastructure tools
• Desire to lead while remaining technical and hands-on