[1855] - Engineering Team Lead (Java & Data Platforms)

About the role

We are looking for a hands-on Engineering Team Lead to design and deliver scalable backend services and data platforms within a distributed, event-driven architecture. This role combines technical leadership and system ownership, with strong involvement in Java/Spring Boot microservices, data processing, and Cloud/DevOps practices (AWS/Azure).

The ideal candidate brings strong expertise in Java and Spring Boot, combined with experience operating large-scale distributed systems and modern data platforms.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and delivery of scalable backend services using Java and Spring Boot.

• Design and maintain REST APIs, distributed systems, and microservices architectures.

• Drive development of data processing workflows using Spark and Databricks.

• Ensure platform reliability, scalability, observability, and production readiness.

• Collaborate with engineering and business stakeholders to align technical solutions with business goals.

• Improve CI/CD pipelines, deployment automation, and cloud infrastructure practices.

• Mentor engineers and promote engineering best practices across backend and data initiatives.

• Participate in architectural decisions, troubleshooting, and production support.

• Contribute to the evolution and modernization of distributed systems and cloud platforms.

Requirements

Technical Experience

• Strong experience with Java and Spring Boot.

• Solid experience designing REST APIs, microservices, and distributed systems.

• Strong knowledge of SQL, relational databases, and data modeling.

• Experience with Spark and Databricks.

• Experience handling large-scale batch and streaming data workflows.

• Experience working with AWS and/or Azure cloud environments.

• Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Airflow, or similar tools.

• Experience with monitoring and observability tools such as Datadog.

• Familiarity with containers and orchestration concepts.

Leadership

• Experience leading engineering teams or driving technical initiatives.

• Strong ownership mindset and production systems management experience.

• Ability to mentor engineers while remaining highly hands-on technically.

• Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Benefits

• International contractor role with USD compensation

• High-impact leadership position with strong ownership

• 100% remote work

• Flexible schedule

• Opportunity to work on AI-driven, data-intensive platforms

• Collaborative, execution-focused engineering culture

About the company

We are technology agency with over 10 years of experience delivering high-impact software solutions for international clients, primarily across the US and Canada. We partner with leading companies to build scalable, secure, and data-driven platforms, embedding our engineers directly with client teams as trusted long-term partners. Our culture is remote-first and grounded in technical excellence, ownership, collaboration, and accountability.