Lead Backend Engineer at commencis

We are looking for a highly motivated and experienced Lead Backend Engineer to join our team. Lead Backend Engineer is responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining scalable backend systems that power our products and services. In this role, you will translate business and product requirements into robust technical solutions, ensuring high performance, reliability, and security across backend services. As a technical leader, you will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams including frontend developers, DevOps engineers, product managers, and solution architects to design and implement efficient, scalable, and maintainable backend architectures. If you are curious by nature, adaptive, collaborative, and always one step ahead, then join us and be a Commencer! Responsibilities • Design, implement, and operate cloud-native AI/ML services that are secure, reliable, and cost-efficient ensuring that they meet the business objectives and adhere to service level agreements (SLA). • Deploy and maintainAI applications on cloud- architecture. • Build retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) stacks: embeddings, vector stores, chunking, and evaluation. • Create MLOps foundations: experiment tracking, model registry, CI/CD for data & models, and Infrastructure-as-Code. • Investigate new techniques, tools, and methods that might increase efficiency among engineering & technology and cloud teams, as well as leading execution processes of topics evaluated & planned for roll-out. • Collaborate with other technical leaders and business stakeholders to align all constraints and come up with solutions regarding project/product/initiative outputs. • Be accountable for the reliability and security of cloud infrastructure and services. • Provide visibility of performance, cost, and the security of cloud infrastructure and services. • Drive continuous improvement, continuous delivery, and lean practices within the cloud team. • Keep up to date on modern technologies and trends and advocate for their inclusion within products when it makes sense. • Identify emerging technology solutions that reduce costs, increase efficiencies, enhance capabilities, reduce risk and improve security. • Ensure that all cloud technology applications create a positive customer experience. Qualifications • BS/MS degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related subject. • Proven hands-on software engineering experience. • Strong experience in Java development. • Strong experience with Spring Framework, preferably Spring Boot. • Hands-on experience in designing and developing enterprise-grade backend applications. • Solid understanding of microservice architecture and distributed systems. • Experience with event-driven architecture and asynchronous integration patterns. • Strong knowledge of scalable, resilient and high-availability system design. • Solid understanding of object-oriented analysis and design using common design patterns. • Experience with RESTful APIs and backend integration patterns. • Experience leading highly skilled software engineers and supporting team growth. • Ability to coordinate effectively across multiple teams and stakeholders. • Strong communication skills in English, both written and spoken. • Team Lead and Agile Scrum experience is a strong plus. Preferred Qualifications • Experience with containerized environments and CI/CD pipelines. • Experience with monitoring, logging and observability tools in distributed systems. • Familiarity with cloud-native architectures and modern backend infrastructure. • Experience in performance optimization, system reliability and production support. Why Commencis?    We want people to thrive at Commencis. Here’s what Commencers like about working here:    Competitive Compensation & Benefits: We offer a competitive salary, private health insurance, pension and retirement plans through a company-backed pension system, meal card, commute compensation, work-from-home support, and a paid birthday off.    Happier Weekdays: We offer flexible working hours, including a remote working option. Enjoy online events, guest speakers, office refreshments, a meeting-light culture, and many more perks to enhance your weekdays.    Never Stop Learning: We support learning and development programs for almost anything. Additionally, we provide access to leading online e-learning platforms like Udemy and various libraries.    Community & Socials: We are a tight-knit community that loves gathering together. Our social activities include happy hours, workshops, a New Year party, breakfast & lunch get-togethers, movie nights, and our Summer Festival.    Open Culture: We maintain a flat organizational structure with a culture of direct and open communication. We value Commencers’ voices and address any suggestions and questions you may have.    About  Commencis  Join us in paving the way for a thriving digital society!  Commencis has more than two decades of expertise in the world of experience design, software engineering and cloud technologies. Our products and solutions are used by leading brands in financial services, insurance, airlines and retail in more than 20 countries.  We help our clients around the globe to commence their next evolution and pave the way for a thriving digital society. We love discovering what’s next. We value collaboration, curiosity, and an open mindset at work.  If you share the same passion with our fellow Commencers, then let us unleash your world-class potential!    We will process your personal data as part of our recruitment procedures. To find out more, please consult our Candidate Privacy Notices.