Senior Backend Developer - Technical Lead

About the Role

We're hiring a Senior Backend Developer - Technical Lead to join our rapidly scaling team in the Digital Media and Entertainment sector. This Senior Backend Developer role offers the opportunity to lead the design and development of core systems while working remotely.

What You'll Do

• Drive architectural decisions for scalable, fault-tolerant backend microservices, ensuring systems can handle the massive concurrency and data throughput required by a global media platform.
• Lead the technical design and development of core APIs and business logic using high-performance languages like Node.js (TypeScript), focusing on asynchronous programming and resilience.
• Mentor and guide junior and mid-level developers, fostering technical excellence, code quality, and engineering best practices.
• Design and implement robust data models and storage solutions (SQL/NoSQL), focusing on advanced query optimization and caching strategies (e.g., Redis) for low-latency data access.
• Define and enforce coding standards, contributing to the evolution of CI/CD pipelines, automated testing strategies, and the overall deployment program.
• Contribute expertise to API design (REST/GraphQL), Serverless architecture, containerization (Docker/Kubernetes), and cloud resource management (AWS).
• Proactively troubleshoot and resolve complex, high-impact production issues across distributed services, ensuring maximum system uptime.

Requirements

• 6+ years of progressive professional experience in backend software development, with at least 2 years operating in a Senior or Lead capacity.
• Expert-level proficiency in Node.js (TypeScript) or a similar high-performance backend language (e.g., Go, Java).
• Deep expertise in designing and implementing highly scalable APIs (REST/GraphQL) and robust microservices architectures.
• Proven ability to architect and deploy scalable solutions using a Serverless model (e.g., AWS Lambda, Azure Functions) in a production environment.
• Mastery of database systems (SQL and NoSQL) and advanced techniques for data modeling and query optimization for performance under load.
• Strong knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS preferred), containerization, and DevOps principles (CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code).
• Exceptional leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills, with a proven track record of owning and delivering complex, distributed systems.

What We Offer

• Competitive salary of AUD 120,000 - 150,000 per year.
• Opportunity for remote work and flexible hours.
• Visa sponsorship for the right candidate.
• Professional development and mentoring opportunities.
• Work with a dynamic and innovative team in the Digital Media and Entertainment sector.