Back-End Team Lead

DigiExpress is a forward-thinking logistics company dedicated to pushing the boundaries of technology at scale. We are looking for a Back-End Lead to take ownership of our server-side architecture, lead a team of back-end engineers, and drive the development of reliable, scalable, and high-performance services that power our core logistics platforms.

Key Responsibilities

Technical Leadership & Architecture

• Own the design and evolution of back-end architecture, ensuring scalability, reliability, and long-term maintainability.
• Lead technical decision-making around frameworks, tools, system design, and integration patterns.
• Define and enforce back-end engineering standards, best practices, and architectural guidelines.

Server-Side Development

• Lead the design, development, and maintenance of complex server-side applications and services.
• Oversee API design and implementation to support seamless and secure communication between front-end, mobile, and external systems.
• Balance hands-on development with leadership responsibilities, contributing to critical components when needed.

Database & Data Management

• Own database design strategies, including schema design, performance optimization, and scalability planning.
• Guide the team in building efficient queries, data access layers, and data consistency mechanisms.
• Ensure data security, integrity, and compliance with internal and external standards.

Performance, Reliability & Scalability

• Identify architectural and performance bottlenecks and lead initiatives to resolve them.
• Drive the adoption of caching, asynchronous processing, and performance optimization strategies.
• Ensure system observability, monitoring, and incident readiness in collaboration with infrastructure teams.

Code Quality & Engineering Excellence

• Lead code reviews and establish a strong culture of clean code, testing, and continuous improvement.
• Define quality gates, testing strategies, and CI/CD expectations for back-end services.
• Reduce technical debt through structured refactoring and architectural improvements.

Team Leadership & Mentorship

• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of back-end engineers, supporting their technical and professional growth.
• Support hiring, onboarding, and performance evaluation of back-end team members.
• Foster a culture of ownership, accountability, collaboration, and engineering excellence.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Partner closely with Product, Front-End, DevOps, QA, and Data teams to align technical execution with business priorities.
• Translate product and business requirements into scalable technical solutions.
• Communicate technical risks, trade-offs, and progress clearly to stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a senior back-end engineer with demonstrated technical leadership responsibilities.
• Strong proficiency in at least one server-side programming language and modern back-end frameworks.
• Solid experience with SQL and NoSQL databases and large-scale data-driven systems.
• Deep understanding of web application architecture, distributed systems, and RESTful API design.
• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to think systemically and long-term.
• Experience working with version control systems, CI/CD pipelines, and collaborative development workflows.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience designing and operating systems at scale in production environments.
• Hands-on experience with cloud platforms and modern infrastructure patterns.
• Familiarity with containerization and orchestration tools such as Docker and Kubernetes.
• Strong understanding of back-end security principles and secure system design.
• Experience working in Agile or product-driven development environments.