Lead Backend Developer

Lead Backend Developer

We are looking for a highly experienced Lead Backend Developer to take ownership of our existing backend application, stabilise the architecture, and lead ongoing development and to start immediately.

This is not a support role. This is a hands-on leadership position for someone who can audit, optimise, scale, and future-proof a production-grade system.

You will be responsible for technical direction, code quality, performance, and backend strategy.

Experience Required

• 6+ years of professional experience in backend development
• 4+ years of strong Python production experience
• Proven experience owning and scaling live applications
• Experience leading backend teams or mentoring developers

Technical RequirementsMust Have

• Expert-level Python programming skills
• Strong experience building and maintaining REST APIs using FastAPI