Lead Backend Engineer

5 days ago


New York, United States Onward Search Full time

Onward Search is unable to support 1099 / Corp-to-Corp or Independent Contractor arrangements at this time. All contractors will be paid as W2 employees.


***Must have Lead and Enterprise experience***


Role Overview: As a Lead Software Engineer, you will play a crucial role in designing and developing our next-generation mobile platform. You will work with a talented team of software engineers and product managers to build mobile apps that are key learning tools for millions of users. This role requires deep expertise in native iOS/Android development and hybrid mobile frameworks like Flutter.


Key Responsibilities:

  • Develop and create innovative mobile apps that enhance our customer base and provide impactful learning experiences.
  • Design and implement high-performing, scalable applications for iOS/Android, ensuring high standards of performance, security, and reliability.
  • Lead development projects involving multiple developers, complex requirements, and strategic prioritization.
  • Provide best practices, guidelines, and design reviews to maintain high-quality mobile apps.
  • Identify and resolve roadblocks proactively, collaborating with your team on feature development and bug fixes.
  • Participate in the design and development of applications and services supporting various business and engineering initiatives.
  • Promote engineering best practices to ensure the quality, stability, performance, resiliency, and maintainability of software.
  • Work closely with Product Managers to groom the product backlog and ensure products are built with customer empathy.
  • Maintain clear communication with stakeholders, leading major initiatives on clear timelines and sharing knowledge with other teams.


Qualifications:

  • 6+ years of experience in product or enterprise software development.
  • Proven technical expertise in software development, testing, monitoring, performance tuning, and deployment pipelines.
  • Strong hands-on experience with the full software stack, including Frontend, Backend/API, Databases, and Infrastructure.
  • Demonstrated ability to deliver high-quality, non-disruptive releases consistently.
  • Passion for engineering best practices with a focus on application quality and testing, including unit, integration, and end-to-end testing.
  • Strong sense of customer empathy and a commitment to delivering exceptional user experiences.
  • Ability to work across functional and domain boundaries to deliver software on time and with high quality.
  • Experience with cloud development and deployment.


Tech Stack:

  • Mobile: Flutter, Dart, TypeScript, Native Swift/SwiftUI or Java/Kotlin
  • Backend: Node.js, RESTful Web Services
  • Infrastructure: CI/CD, Docker, Terraform, AWS
  • Databases: PostgreSQL, Redis



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