Lead Backend Engineer
The Opportunity
At Springboard, we’re redefining how the world learns. Our engineering team is building the next-generation learning platform focused on scale, personalization, and intelligent automation — including features powered by Generative AI.
We’re hiring a senior engineering leader — either a Lead Engineer or Principal Engineer, depending on your experience and readiness. This is a high-impact, high-autonomy role ideal for someone who thrives on solving complex problems, mentoring others, and influencing the architecture and direction of a modern, mission-driven platform.
This is a remote role based in India. Candidates must reside and be authorized to work in India to be considered for this position.
What you'll do
- Architect and build scalable, cloud-native systems from the ground up — with strong focus on performance, maintainability, and resilience
- Write and review production code (primarily in Python/Django) and guide backend development across teams
- Own delivery of large, complex projects from ideation to production — navigating ambiguity and aligning with business outcomes
- Mentor engineers across levels through design/code reviews, 1:1s, and training sessions
- Elevate engineering quality via improved testing, CI/CD, observability, documentation, and operational rigor
- Collaborate cross-functionally with Product, Design, and business teams to ensure strong alignment between technology and strategy
- Champion technical direction in areas such as monolith decomposition, service architecture, data modeling, and platform evolution
- Explore and integrate GenAI and ML tools to deliver clear user or developer value (e.g., personalization, automation, internal tooling)
What we’re looking for
Must have
- 7+ years of experience building and scaling backend systems for web applications
- Expertise in system design, distributed architectures, and database modeling (SQL/NoSQL)
- Hands-on backend development (Python/Django preferred) and cloud infrastructure experience (preferably GCP)
- Experience with Kubernetes, CI/CD workflows, and observability tooling
- Proven ability to drive large technical initiatives across multiple stakeholders
- Track record of mentoring and growing engineers while influencing team technical culture
- Comfort working with 3rd-party APIs, data pipelines, and GenAI tools
- Excellent problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills — especially in ambiguous environments
Good to have
- Experience with monolith decomposition and building SOA/microservices from scratch
- Experience in EdTech or with Learning Management Systems (e.g., Canvas, LTI)
- Exposure to data-driven or AI-powered features that drive user experience
- Strong product sensibility — able to connect technical work to user and business impact
Why join us
This role offers the opportunity to:
- Shape the foundation of a platform that powers human-guided learning at scale
- Mentor engineers and influence the next generation of technical leadership
- Build meaningful, complex systems with clarity, care, and creativity
- Be part of a mission-driven team solving hard problems in education and AI
If you’re excited about solving big challenges, mentoring others, and building technology that makes learning more accessible and effective — we’d love to meet you.
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