This role is for one of the Weekday's clients Salary range: Rs 4500000 - Rs 10000000 (ie INR 45 - 100 LPA) Min Experience: 10+ years Location: Bengaluru JobType: full-time We are looking for an experienced Lead Backend Engineer to drive the design, development, and evolution of highly scalable backend systems for enterprise-grade supply chain products. This is an exciting opportunity to join a well-established product development organization with over 1,500 employees and USD 280 million in annual revenue, building innovative technology solutions that power complex global supply chain operations. As a Lead Backend Engineer, you will play a critical role in defining technical architecture, mentoring engineering teams, and delivering robust, high-performance backend services. You will collaborate closely with product managers, architects, DevOps engineers, and cross-functional teams to build secure, reliable, and scalable distributed systems capable of handling large-scale business transactions. ### Key Responsibilities - Design, develop, and maintain highly scalable backend applications using Golang. - Lead the architecture and implementation of microservices and distributed systems. - Drive engineering best practices, including code quality, testing, security, and performance optimization. - Collaborate with product management to translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions. - Mentor and guide senior and junior engineers through technical leadership and code reviews. - Build resilient APIs and backend services that support mission-critical supply chain applications. - Optimize database performance, caching strategies, and system throughput for high-volume workloads. - Work closely with DevOps teams to improve CI/CD pipelines, deployment automation, and cloud infrastructure. - Participate in architectural discussions, technical planning, and technology roadmap decisions. - Troubleshoot production issues and ensure high system availability, reliability, and observability. - Promote engineering excellence by introducing modern backend development practices and scalable design patterns. ### Required Skills & Qualifications - 10–18 years of professional software engineering experience with significant backend development expertise. - Strong hands-on experience with Golang, including building production-grade applications. - Deep understanding of distributed systems, concurrency, multithreading, and scalable application design. - Experience designing RESTful APIs and event-driven architectures. - Strong knowledge of microservices architecture and backend design principles. - Experience working with relational and NoSQL databases, including performance tuning and data modeling. - Proficiency with containerization technologies such as Docker and orchestration platforms like Kubernetes. - Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform. - Strong understanding of CI/CD pipelines, version control systems, and automated testing frameworks. - Knowledge of message brokers such as Kafka or RabbitMQ is highly desirable. - Familiarity with monitoring, logging, and observability tools for production environments. - Excellent problem-solving skills with the ability to make sound architectural decisions. - Strong communication and stakeholder management skills with proven leadership experience. ### Preferred Qualifications - Experience developing enterprise SaaS or large-scale product platforms. - Exposure to supply chain, logistics, warehouse management, or enterprise software domains is an advantage. - Experience leading engineering teams and driving technical initiatives across multiple projects. - Strong understanding of system security, scalability, and performance engineering. - Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related discipline.