We are now restructuring the backend team and hiring a strong Backend Lead to take technical ownership and ensure disciplined delivery.
This role is for engineers who:
- Take responsibility for outcomes
- Can manage backend contributors
- Care about demo readiness and production stability
- Think in systems, not tickets
Role Summary
We are seeking a hands-on Backend Lead to take ownership of backend architecture, integration reliability, and delivery discipline.
You will:
- Own backend architecture decisions
- Lead sprint planning with the PM
- Direct backend contributors
- Ensure features work end-to-end in staging and production
- Take accountability for demo readiness
- Resolve integration and queue-processing issues
- Maintain clean environment separation (local → staging → production)
This is not a passive coding role.
This is a delivery ownership role.
Core Responsibilities
- Lead backend planning and sprint breakdown
- Review and approve backend merge requests
- Diagnose and resolve integration failures
- Ensure background workers and queues function correctly
- Enforce logging, error handling, and retry logic
- Maintain API integration standards
- Coordinate closely with frontend for end-to-end delivery
- Drive milestone completion
Technical Stack (Must Have Experience In)
- Python (FastAPI / Django / Flask)
- Background job processing (Celery / Dramatiq / RQ or equivalent)
- Redis (queues & caching)
- Docker / docker-compose
- PostgreSQL or similar relational DB
- Webhook-based integrations (e.g., payment systems)
- Multi-environment deployment practices
What We’re Looking For
- 5+ years backend engineering experience
- Proven production ownership
- Experience leading at least 1 backend team
- Strong debugging and systems thinking
- Clear communicator (technical + non-technical)
- High accountability mindset
- Comfortable working with PM-led milestone structure
Working Structure
- Daily evening standups
- Daily async backend team coordination
- Sprint planning with PM
- Milestone-driven delivery
Compensation
₦500,000 per month
Important
This role requires:
- Real production experience
- Real integration experience
- Real ownership mindset
If you are primarily an individual contributor without leadership experience, this role is not suitable.
Method of application
Meet the Qualifications? Apply now at ECCLES IT on docs.google.com