Team Lead Backend Python/Go/RoR
Job details
Location: World
Salary: $9,000 – $9,000
Cooperation: B2B, Remote
Just refi bonus: $700
Full refi bonus: $2,700
Seniority levels: Senior
Languages: English - B2
About company:
This is not a typical dating app—we’re unapologetically real, a little cheeky, and all about empowering people to connect on their terms. With over 16 million users worldwide and ranked among the Top 10 most-downloaded dating apps in the U.S. last year, we’re making love (and everything in between) more transparent, more fun, and less awkward.
We're a lean, passionate team building something that actually helps people feel seen and understood—and now we’re looking for a Team Lead Backend Python/Go/RoR) to help us scale, experiment boldly, and bring smoother love stories to life
Key Accountabilities:
- Develop and implement the company's technical strategy and vision;
- Lead the development and deployment of our software products and services;
- Problem-solving: think of and then implement solutions to technical problems presented by the product team;
- Collaborate with other departments to identify and prioritize technical requirements and opportunities;
- Develop, test and maintain backend products and services;
- Run high-impact A/B and multivariate testing experiments at scale, analyzing results, and deploying positive changes to reach business goals;
- Design and implement backend server architectures;
- Monitor and optimize the performance of existing systems;
- Manage and mentor a team of developers and engineers;
- Implement security best practices to protect customer data;
- Work with the team to improve our development processes;
- Stay up to date with the latest trends in backend/cloud development;
- Work with the support team to optimize/automate the support flow for our user success.
Requirements:
- 8+ development experience in a production environment;
- Recent experience developing the backend for mobile apps;
- Managing and leading a team of developers;
- Scalable development and deployment with at least 10,000 DAUs;
- Experience with cloud deployment/ops/optimization;
- Experience with database + query optimization, such as partitioning/sharding / perf-opt, etc;
- Experience with algorithm design;
- Experience with RESTful;
- Experience with version control (git) and agile development methodologies;
- Understanding of DevOps principles and best practices;
- Knowledge of security best practices for web and mobile applications;
- Experience with RSpec or other automated testing frameworks;
- Performance optimization.
You’re Our Kind of Teammate If You:
- Communicate clearly and confidently in English;
- Have a "let’s get it DONE" mindset;
- Are obsessively detail-oriented (you notice everything);
- Enjoy sharing ideas and building things together;
- Can collaborate with a global, remote team like a pro.
