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www.weekday.works
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In office: Gurugram, Delhi, Noida

  • 🇮🇳 India
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Team Lead - Backend (Python / Java)

Description

**This role is for one of the Weekday's clients

** Min Experience: 5 years

Location: Gurugram, Delhi, NOIDA

JobType: full-time

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Backend Team Lead to join our growing engineering team. This is a unique opportunity for a hands-on technical leader to build scalable backend systems, mentor a team of talented engineers, and drive the backend architecture and design decisions for our products. You will work closely with product managers, frontend engineers, and other cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality features and ensure performance, scalability, and reliability.

Requirements

Key Responsibilities:

  • Lead a team of backend developers, providing technical guidance, mentorship, and code reviews.

  • Take ownership of the design, development, and deployment of backend services and APIs using Python or Java.

  • Collaborate with architects and product managers to define technical roadmaps, break down complex problems, and build clean, scalable solutions.

  • Drive best practices in code quality, testing, and CI/CD processes to maintain a high standard of engineering.

  • Work closely with DevOps and infrastructure teams to ensure smooth deployments, monitoring, and incident response.

  • Participate in sprint planning, retrospectives, and team discussions to continually improve team processes and productivity.

  • Troubleshoot and resolve technical issues, ensuring the stability and security of the system.

  • Foster a culture of continuous learning and improvement within the team.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

  • 5+ years of backend development experience, with at least 1 year in a leadership or mentoring capacity.

  • Strong programming skills in either Python or Java with deep knowledge of backend frameworks (e.g., Django, Flask, Spring Boot).

  • Solid understanding of software architecture, system design, RESTful APIs, and microservices.

  • Experience working with relational and NoSQL databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Redis).

  • Familiarity with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, GCP, or Azure) and containerization tools like Docker/Kubernetes is a plus.

  • Experience in performance tuning, monitoring, and maintaining scalable backend systems.

  • Strong problem-solving and analytical skills with a passion for delivering high-quality software.

  • Excellent communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced, agile environment.