AppsForBharat- Backend Tech Lead

Job Description: Backend TL (Python)

About the Role

We are seeking a seasoned Backend Tech Lead with deep expertise in Python to lead our backend team. The ideal candidate has 6+ years of experience in backend technologies and 2-3 years of proven engineering mentoring experience, having successfully scaled systems and shipped B2C applications in collaboration with product teams.

Responsibilities

Technical & Product Delivery

Oversee design and development of backend systems operating at 10K+RPM scale.

Guide the team in building transactional systems (payments, orders, etc.) and behavioral systems (analytics, personalization, engagement tracking).

Partner with product managers to scope, prioritize, and release B2C product features and applications.

Ensure architectural best practices, high-quality code standards, and robust testing practices.

Own delivery of projects end-to-end with a focus on scalability, reliability, and business impact.

Operational Excellence

Champion observability, monitoring, and reliability across backend services.

Continuously improve system performance, scalability, and resilience.

Streamline development workflows and engineering processes for speed and quality.

Requirements

Experience:

7+ years of professional experience in backend technologies.

2-3 years as Tech lead and driving delivery.

Technical Skills:

Strong hands-on expertise in Python.

Proven track record with high-scale systems (10K RPM).

Solid understanding of distributed systems, APIs, SQL/NoSQL databases, and cloud platforms.

Leadership Skills:

Demonstrated success in managing teams through 2-3 appraisal cycles.

Strong experience working with product managers to deliver consumer-facing applications.

Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities.

Nice-to-Have

Familiarity with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes).

Experience with observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry).

Previous leadership experience in B2C product companies operating at scale.