About The Job
Amura's Vision :We believe that one of the most powerful ways to unlock human potential is by building a healthier body and through that, a better brain. Better brains can think more clearly, act with greater purpose, and solve the world's most difficult problems. When billions of healthier brains come together, we can imagine and create a future that is more prosperous, more intelligent, and more compassionate than anything we've known.This future inspires us. Every piece of technology we build is aimed at accelerating this transformation and distributing it widely so that millions across the world can become the best version of themselves.
About The Role
We're hiring a Backend Tech Lead to architect, scale, and guide the evolution of our backend systems.This is a hands-on leadership role where you'll make foundational architectural decisions, mentor engineers, and ensure our systems scale reliably as we grow into millions of users across countries.If you enjoy solving complex engineering problems, owning systems end-to-end, and shaping technical strategy that has real human impact this role is for you.
Key Responsibilities
- Own the technical roadmap for backend systems end-to-end.
- Lead architecture, design, and development of scalable backend services and APIs using Node.js (Express/Nest.js).
- Make high-impact decisions around :
- Microservices & distributed systems
- Performance optimization
- Data modeling
- Caching strategies
- Event-driven architecture
- Mentor engineers through reviews, pairing, and technical guidance; uplift the engineering bar across the team.
- Ensure systems are built with high-quality standards: automated testing, observability, logging, alerting, and performance tuning.
- Collaborate closely with Product, DevOps, and Frontend teams to ship scalable features quickly and reliably.
- Evaluate new tools, frameworks, and technologies to improve engineering velocity and maintainability.
- Ensure reliability and availability of backend systems, backed by SLAs, monitoring, and proactive issue prevention.
- Drive continuous improvement across engineering practices, design patterns, and development workflows.
Requirements
- 7-10+ years of backend engineering experience with deep expertise in Node.js and asynchronous programming.
- Strong knowledge of :
- REST API design
- Microservices & distributed architecture
- Event-driven & pub/sub systems
- Concurrency & async patterns
- Expertise in SQL (PostgreSQL/MySQL) and NoSQL (MongoDB/DynamoDB/Redis).
- Experience with messaging systems: Kafka, RabbitMQ, SQS, or equivalent.
- Strong familiarity with AWS (EC2, ECS/EKS, S3, RDS, Lambda).
- Hands-on experience leading engineering teams, reviewing designs, and owning major systems.
- Strong debugging, performance optimization, and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate across teams.
Who is Amura?
We are a HealthTech company with presence across multiple countries. Our clients experience life-changing transformation through the Amura Protocol, a deeply personalized health program powered by medical expertise, operational excellence, and advanced technology.We have an NPS of 82+, and all our business to date has been completely organic a testament to the trust and love our clients have for what we do.What is special about working with us?
- You will grow extraordinarily fast. Our rule of thumb: 1 year at Amura = 5 years of growth elsewhere.
- But this kind of growth demands intensity, ownership, and the desire to operate at a world-class standard every single day.
- If you want your work to meaningfully impact human lives and the world Amura is where you belong.
What kind of people thrive here?
People Who
- Grab ownership when given the chance to make a real impact.
- Want to improve human life at scale.
- Push themselves to grow, learn, and excel constantly.
- Believe their work should matter and change lives.
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