Head of Backend Engineering

Company Overview:

We are a leading software development company that specializes in innovative financial andcryptocurrency solutions. We are at the forefront of the digital finance revolution, with a prestigious portfolio that includes top European crypto exchange, innovative fintech banking system for South Africa, and a suite of products such as Crypto Exchange, Forex & Stock Exchange, MT5 Development, Crypto Wallet, NFT marketplaces, Crypto gaming platforms, Neo banking software, and Blockchain consensus mechanisms development.

Role

You will work closely with product, DevOps, and architecture teams to deliver robust, scalable, and secure backend systemsprimarily built with Node.jsfor mission-critical fintech platforms.

Key

• Lead and manage a team of 30+ backend

  engineers across multiple projects and time zones.
• Drive backend

  architecture decisions

  , design reviews, and technical roadmap.
• Set high engineering standards in code quality, testing, CI/CD, and performance optimization.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with product, frontend, DevOps, and business teams to align engineering execution with business goals.
• Ensure delivery of

  scalable, reliable, and secure backend services.

• Mentor and grow engineers through performance reviews, skill development, and career planning.
• Own incident response and engineering KPIs for uptime, performance, and delivery timelines.
• Stay up to date with latest backend trends and guide strategic adoption of new technologies.
  

Requirements

• 10+ years of total backend development experience, with at least

  6+ years in Node.js.

• 5+ years in

  engineering leadership or management roles.

• Strong experience building scalable backend systems, preferably in

  fintech, trading, or high-frequency data platforms.

• Proven track record of

  leading large distributed teams

  and managing remote team members.
• Deep knowledge of backend

  performance tuning, microservices, and API design.

• Expertise in real-time systems, WebSocket communication, and asynchronous architectures.
• Proficiency in managing databases and

  caches (PostgreSQL, Redis, MongoDB).

• Strong familiarity with

  CI/CD pipelines, Docker, and cloud infrastructure.

• Experience with security protocols, compliance requirements, and data protection best practices.

Preferred

• Prior experience in

  fintech, crypto platforms, or payment systems.

• Familiarity with distributed messaging systems (Kafka, RabbitMQ, Kafka).
• Exposure to infrastructure and deployment using Kubernetes