About the role
As a Principal Backend Engineer and Technical Lead at Azodha, you'll be responsible for technical leadership, system architecture, and team development of our AI-led interoperable digital enablement platform. You will work directly with the founder/CEO to shape the technical vision and drive engineering excellence.
Responsibilities:
- Lead the architecture and design of scalable backend systems using Node.js and TypeScript, including REST and GraphQL APIs.
- Make critical technical decisions regarding system design, technology stack, and architectural patterns.
- Design and implement high-performance, distributed systems with a focus on scalability and reliability.
- Establish technical standards, best practices, and development workflows.
- Lead and mentor a team of backend engineers, fostering their growth and technical capabilities.
- Drive technical innovation while ensuring system stability and maintainability.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to translate business requirements into technical solutions.
- Own the technical roadmap and make strategic decisions about technology adoption.
- Implement monitoring, observability, and performance optimisation strategies.
- Lead architectural reviews and maintain high code quality standards.
- Manage technical debt and system evolution.
Requirements:
- Bachelor's/Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field.
- 4+ years of hands-on experience in backend development, with 3+ years in a technical leadership role.
- Deep expertise in Node.js and TypeScript, including advanced language features and patterns.
- Extensive experience designing and scaling distributed systems.
- Strong background in database design and optimisation with PostgreSQL.
- Expert knowledge of ORMs (Prisma, TypeORM, Sequelize) and their performance implications.
- Proven experience with event-driven architectures and message queuing systems at scale.
- Track record of leading successful technical initiatives and driving architectural decisions.
- Experience building and mentoring engineering teams.
- Strong system design and problem-solving skills.
- Excellence in technical communication and documentation.
- Proven ability to balance technical excellence with business priorities.
Preferred:
- Experience with microservices architecture and domain-driven design.
- Strong DevOps background with expertise in Kubernetes, Docker, and cloud platforms (AWS/GCP/Azure).
- Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and GitOps practices.
- Knowledge of observability tools and practices (logging, monitoring, tracing).
- Experience with high-availability and disaster recovery planning.
- Contributions to open-source projects or technical communities.
- Experience in healthcare or AI-driven systems.
- Track record of technical publications or conference presentations.