Lead Technical Engineer – Backend

PerfectServe

full-time

Posted on: 9/20/2025

Origin: • 🇺🇸 United States

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💰 $145,000 - $175,000 per year

Senior

AWSCloudDockerDynamoDBKubernetesMicroservicesMongoDB.NETPostgresPythonSQLTerraform

About the role

Lead the design, development, and deployment of backend systems and APIs.
Drive architectural decisions to ensure scalable, secure, and maintainable solutions.
Provide technical mentorship and code reviews to team members.
Develop backend services using C#/.NET(Framework & Core) and Python.
Optimize application performance and troubleshoot complex issues.
Implement automated testing, CI/CD pipelines, and monitoring solutions.
Design and deploy cloud-native applications using AWS services (Lambda, ECS/EKS, S3, DynamoDB, RDS, API Gateway, etc.).
Ensure high availability, fault tolerance, and disaster recovery for backend systems.
Collaborate with DevOps to improve infrastructure automation and observability.
Work closely with product managers, architects, and frontend engineers to deliver end-to-end solutions.
Communicate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Participate in Agile/Scrum ceremonies and contribute to backlog prioritization.

5+ years of professional backend development experience.
Strong expertise in C#/.NET(Framework & Core) and Python.
Hands-on experience with AWS cloud services and cloud-native application design.
Proficiency in RESTful APIs, microservices, and event-driven architectures.
Strong knowledge of SQL (e.g.,MSSql, PostgreSQL, SQL Server, DynamoDB, MongoDB).
Experience with CI/CD pipelines, containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), ArgoCD, and infrastructure as code (Terraform, CloudFormation).
Familiarity with security best practices (IAM, encryption, OWASP).
Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to lead a development team.