🚀 Lead the Core Backend Engineering Team at a Powerhouse Start-Up 🚀
Role: Backend Team Lead (Python, Go, Data Systems)
Industry: Infrastructure Automation and Enterprise SaaS
Location: Fully Remote (Europe)
Compensation: Up to EUR 90,000 + high-impact ESOPs
About StackGuardian
At StackGuardian, we are reshaping how enterprises orchestrate secure cloud infrastructure. Our platform enables teams to ship reliable software faster, while meeting the highest standards of security and compliance.
We are looking for a Backend Engineering Leader who is deeply technical, thrives in complex distributed systems, and has a proven track record building data-heavy backend SaaS platforms. You will lead a team working across Python, Go, modern data architectures, and cloud-native infrastructure.
If you enjoy designing systems that scale, mentoring engineers, and influencing product direction, we want to talk to you.
🌟 What You’ll Do
* Lead with Technical Excellence: Drive backend architecture and implementation across Python and Go microservices. Write clean, performant code while guiding key system design decisions.
* Architect and Scale Data-Driven Backend Systems: Design and optimize large-scale data systems powering workflows, policy engines, analytics, and automation features.
* Own Reliability, Security, and Performance: Ensure backend services meet enterprise-grade standards for quality, observability, access control, and scalability.
* Grow and Mentor the Engineering Team: Lead a group of backend and data engineers. Conduct code reviews, establish engineering best practices, and foster a culture of technical rigor.
* Collaborate Across the Product Lifecycle: Work closely with Product, UX, DevSecOps, and Frontend teams to deliver features that are reliable, developer-friendly, and intuitive.
🔧 Who We’re Looking For
* Backend Engineering Expertise: 5+ years designing and building backend SaaS applications, ideally with Python and Go experience with quality-centric approach.
* Product & Platform Mindset: You’ve owned backend product roadmaps and can translate user needs into scalable technical solutions.
* Cloud-Native Proficiency: Experience building distributed backend services on AWS or similar (Lambda, ECS, DynamoDB/Postgres, API Gateway, queues, event systems).
* Team Leadership: Previous experience leading backend or cross-functional engineering teams coaching, growing engineers, setting standards.
* Distributed Data Systems Knowledge: Experience with Postgres, ClickHouse, Kafka, Redis, or similar high-throughput storage and messaging technologies.
* System Design Strength: Comfortable with designing modular API boundaries, microservices, workflow orchestration, and secure multi-tenant SaaS systems.
* DevSecOps Knowledge: Experience with DevSecOps workflows, IaC (Terraform/CDK/Bicep), RBAC, policy engines, or enterprise customer deployments.
💡 Why Join Us
* You will shape the core architecture of the platform.
* You’ll have ownership, autonomy, and a real voice in product direction.
* Equity with upside: join at a meaningful stage before major growth inflection.
* High-trust culture: direct collaboration with founders, zero needless bureaucracy.
* Innovation Time: dedicated days for experimentation, architectural research, and prototyping.
Let’s shape the Future of Platform Engineering together!