Senior Backend Tech lead

2 weeks ago

Toronto, Ontario, Canada Martyn Bassett Associates Full time US$120,000 - US$180,000 per year

About the Client:

Our client redefines data communication solutions to connect the world seamlessly. They employ technologies to broadcast beyond traditional means, seamlessly bridging the most challenging communications worldwide.

A pioneer that nurtures global safety for its users through custom solutions, flexibility, and convenience.

The Opportunity:

Our client is in search of a Senior Backend Engineer & Tech Lead, to own the architecture and backend development of a new Messaging API built on AWS using distributed systems, microservices, and TypeScript. You'll lead a small feature team, including offshore developers, focused on designing and implementing secure, reliable messaging services that operate seamlessly across satellite and mobile networks.

The Skills/Requirement Needed to Succeed:

  • 8+ years of backend software engineering experience with distributed systems, and at least 3 years in a leadership, coordination, or project ownership role.
  • Highly skilled in TypeScript and , with deep hands-on experience building RESTful APIs, messaging systems, and microservices.
  • Proficient with AWS services, including Amazon SQS (Simple Queue Service), Lambda, EC2, and S3, and able to apply test-driven development (TDD) and CI/CD (Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment) best practices.
  • Experience managing implementation alongside offshore development teams, conducting code reviews, and guiding solution design.

Martyn Bassett Associates:

Martyn Bassett Associates is a team of recruiters solving the ambitious goals of startups and scale-ups by recruiting world-class sales, marketing, and product management talent who deliver growth and scale. We've helped over 1500 candidates land their next big opportunity at companies like Shopify, Extreme Networks, Wattpad, Loopio, Readdle, ClearCo, Workleap, Invicti, Resolve Pay, The Herjavec Group, GE Energy, GE Health, Enable, RBC Ventures, Unibuddy, Cognota, Thalmic Labs (now Google Glass), Eloqua (now Oracle Marketing Cloud) to name a few.

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