Backend Team Lead

Imagen is seeking an experienced Backend Team Lead, to build and lead a high-performing backend engineering team while driving critical technical initiatives across our platform. This is a pivotal role where you'll balance hands-on technical contribution with people leadership, shaping both our engineering culture and technical architecture. Responsibilities Lead and mentor the BE team, including 1:1s, performance reviews, and career development. Manage a cross-functional squad (Backend+Frontend) and drive product initiatives E2E. Own technical strategy and architecture while remaining hands-on in building scalable, distributed cloud systems. Qualifications 5+ years of experience as a Backend Engineer, with at least 2+ years as Team Lead. B.Sc. in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field from a well-known university. Proficiency in at least one major cloud platform: AWS, GCP, or Azure (AWS preferred). Proven expertise in Backend server development using languages like Python, Scala, Go, or Java. Experience with SQL or NoSQL databases. Experience with developing and maintaining distributed systems at scale. Experience leading or working closely with cross-functional teams (Backend, Frontend, Product) - advantage.