THE POSITION:

Are you a seasoned Backend Engineer with a knack for leadership and a passion for transforming product roadmaps into scalable engineering processes? We invite you to join the Flybits team as a Lead Backend Software Engineer, working in a hybrid setting from our Toronto office for three days a week! In this role, you will mentor a team of talented backend software engineers, reporting directly to the VP of Engineering.
As the Lead Backend Software Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the technical direction of our backend systems, ensuring seamless alignment with our product roadmap. You will guide the team in delivering high-quality, reliable, and scalable services while fostering a collaborative and innovative work environment. Your role will encompass both technical leadership and people management, making you a key contributor to the success of Flybits.
This role is a hybrid position requiring you to be on-site in our Yonge-Dundas Square Office three times a week (Monday, Tuesday and Thursday).

• Lead a team of backend engineers, providing mentorship, guidance, and performance management.
• Collaborate with the VP of Engineering to translate product roadmaps into backend engineering processes and deliverables.
• Drive the design and architecture of scalable, high-performance backend systems in Go.
• Oversee the deployment, monitoring, and optimization of microservices in a Kubernetes environment, promoting a culture of continuous delivery.
• Partner with cross-functional teams, including product, design, and engineering, to ensure seamless feature implementation, testing, and documentation.
• Identify and address performance issues, implementing innovative solutions.
• Enhance automation in build, testing, deployment, and monitoring processes.
• Maintain high standards for code quality, architecture, and performance through code reviews and technical leadership.
• Ensure the security, reliability, and scalability of backend systems.