Backend Engineering Manager

We are seeking a seasoned Backend Engineering Manager with deep expertise in Golang to lead our backend team. The ideal candidate has 7+ years of experience in backend technologies and 3 years of proven engineering mentoring experience, having successfully scaled systems and shipped B2C applications in collaboration with product teams.
The core responsibilities for the job include the following:
Technical and Product Delivery:
Oversee design and development of backend systems operating at a 10K+ RPM scale.
Guide the team in building transactional systems (payments, orders, etc. ) and behavioral systems (analytics, personalization, engagement tracking).
Partner with product managers to scope, prioritize, and release B2C product features and applications.
Ensure architectural best practices, high-quality code standards, and robust testing practices.
Own delivery of projects end-to-end with a focus on scalability, reliability, and business impact.
Has worked on B2C setups with at least 150K DAU and served transactions to this user base.
Operational Excellence:
Champion observability, monitoring, and reliability across backend services.
Continuously improve system performance, scalability, and resilience.
Streamline development workflows and engineering processes for speed and quality.
Requirements:
7+ years of professional experience in backend technologies.
2-3 years as a tech lead and driving delivery.
Technical Skills:
Strong hands-on expertise in Golang OR Python.
Proven track record with high-scale systems (10K RPM).
Solid understanding of distributed systems, APIs, SQL/NoSQL databases, and cloud platforms.
Leadership Skills:
Demonstrated success in managing teams through 2-3 appraisal cycles.
Strong experience working with product managers to deliver consumer-facing applications.
Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities.
Nice-to-Have:
Familiarity with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes).
Experience with observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry).
Previous leadership experience in B2C product companies operating at scale.

Experience
7-10 yrs