Lead Backend Engineer

Bright Vision Technologies

RemotePosted July 25, 2026

About the role

We are seeking a Lead Backend Engineer with deep expertise in distributed systems to design, build, and operate large-scale, high-throughput backend services that power mission-critical workloads. You will architect the core platforms that other engineering teams rely on, focusing on scalability, reliability, performance, and clean engineering practices. The ideal candidate will combine strong computer science fundamentals with hands-on experience operating distributed systems at scale, and will navigate trade-offs between consistency, availability, and latency.

Lead Backend Engineer

Bright Vision Technologies

RemotePosted July 25, 2026

About the role

Lead Backend Engineer

We are seeking a Lead Backend Engineer with deep expertise in distributed systems to design, build, and operate large-scale, high-throughput backend services that power mission-critical workloads. You will architect the core platforms that other engineering teams rely on, focusing on scalability, reliability, performance, and clean engineering practices. The ideal candidate will combine strong computer science fundamentals with hands-on experience operating distributed systems at scale, and will navigate trade-offs between consistency, availability, and latency.

Responsibilities

Required Qualifications:

Design APIs and data models; implement robust backend infrastructure; optimize throughput; and mentor engineers.
Collaborate across teams to deliver scalable backend systems that power critical business applications.
Contribute to system reliability, observability, and performance tuning.
Bachelor\'s or Master\'s degree in Computer Science or a related discipline.
6+ years of professional backend engineering experience with distributed systems.
Strong programming skills in Java, Go, Scala, or similar.
Deep understanding of distributed systems concepts, including consensus, replication, and CAP trade-offs.
Hands-on experience with high-throughput messaging systems such as Kafka.
Experience operating systems at scale, including capacity planning and performance tuning.
Strong SQL skills and experience with both relational and NoSQL data stor

Responsibilities

Required Qualifications:

Design APIs and data models; implement robust backend infrastructure; optimize throughput; and mentor engineers.
Collaborate across teams to deliver scalable backend systems that power critical business applications.
Contribute to system reliability, observability, and performance tuning.
Bachelor\'s or Master\'s degree in Computer Science or a related discipline.
6+ years of professional backend engineering experience with distributed systems.
Strong programming skills in Java, Go, Scala, or similar.
Deep understanding of distributed systems concepts, including consensus, replication, and CAP trade-offs.
Hands-on experience with high-throughput messaging systems such as Kafka.
Experience operating systems at scale, including capacity planning and performance tuning.
Strong SQL skills and experience with both relational and NoSQL data stor

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