Full-Stack Developer/Technical lead
Summary
Senior Full-Stack Developer/Technical Lead providing hands-on technical leadership for Backend and Web teams, working with Golang, Node.js, PostgreSQL, and AWS.
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We are looking for a Senior Full-Stack Developer / Technical Lead who can take technical leadership of both our Backend and Web teams while still being hands-on with development. This should be a technical leadership role rather than a pure management role. You will be capable of leading the teams but can also go into the codebase, understand existing systems, identify technical problems, propose better solutions, and contribute directly when required.
Key responsibilities
Take ownership of technical architecture and technical design discussions
Conduct meaningful code reviews and enforce development standards
Mentor and provide technical direction to Backend and Web developers
Guide developers and improve engineering standards
Reduce technical debt and ensure the Backend and Web teams are delivering scalable, secure, and maintainable solutions
Troubleshoot production, performance, scalability, and reliability issues
Work closely with Mobile, DevOps/Infrastructure, QA, Product, and other engineering teams
Contribute directly to the codebase when required
About you
Strong hands-on experience with Golang and Node.js
Good experience with PostgreSQL, database design, query optimization, and migrations
Strong understanding of REST APIs, microservices, distributed systems, WebSockets, and backend architecture
Experience with AWS, Docker, CI/CD, GitHub workflows, monitoring, and cloud-based environments
Strong troubleshooting skills for production, performance, scalability, and reliability issues
Strong communication skills and able to communicate in both Chinese and English
Previous experience as a Senior Engineer, Tech Lead, Lead Developer, or similar technical leadership role
Ideally 6+ years of software development experience
Experience with IoT, real-time systems, MQTT, Redis, Firebase/Firestore, WebRTC, or high-traffic consumer applications would be an advantage