Lead Back-End Engineer

🕒 March 21

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BeatStars

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51 - 200 employees

Founded 2008

🤝 B2B

👥 B2C

🛍️ eCommerce

B2B • B2C • eCommerce

BeatStars is a digital music marketplace that allows producers and artists to buy and sell beats and instrumentals. The platform provides tools for creators to monetize their music, connect with other artists, and share their work globally.

📋 Description

• Serve as the technical lead for the Backend practice. • Actively design, write, review, and ship production code — this is a hands-on leadership role. • Define and document engineering standards, patterns, and best practices for your domain. • Ensure code quality, scalability, and maintainability across the stack. • Partner closely with Product to translate PRDs into clear technical execution plans. • Audit existing systems and proactively identify opportunities to reduce tech debt. • Write production-ready code regularly — this is a hands-on leadership role. • Establish processes for enforcing standards through code reviews, CI/CD, and documentation. • Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to ship features predictably and reliably. • Technical mentor to 3–5 engineers

🎯 Requirements

• 5+ years at a company where you’ve shipped and supported production applications and systems serving large-scale user bases (hundreds of thousands to millions of users) • Strong full-stack capabilities with deep passion and expertise in backend (BE) systems, APIs, and infrastructure • Strong backend engineering experience with proficiency in Go (Golang) and a track record of building production-grade systems (5+ years preferred) • Experience with object-oriented languages such as Java or C# is also valued (bonus) • Deep familiarity with AWS, including services like ECS, RDS, DynamoDB, SQS/SNS, and overall cloud architecture. • Experience building and working with GraphQL APIs, particularly in high-scale applications. • Experience working on scalable, production-grade applications. • Strong architectural instincts and understanding of system design. • Proven ability to write clean, maintainable, high-quality code. • Excellent communication skills — able to clearly explain technical decisions to both engineers and product partners. • Experience collaborating daily with Product teams. • A bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field is preferred (Master’s or higher is a plus).

🏖️ Benefits

• Elite Tier Benefits Program - generous contributions towards medical, dental, and vision for employees and dependents • 401(k) Matching • FSA/HSA • 20 PTO days (+5 Days at 4 years tenure) and routine sick days • 10 Company Observed Holidays + 2 Floating Holidays • 8 weeks of parental leave paid at 100% • Company-sponsored Short Term Disability and Basic Life Insurance • Voluntary Benefits (LTD, Additional Life, and 401k) • Flexible work hours • $70/month tech reimbursement • $30/month wellness reimbursement • Virtual social events and a sense of community (even online) • Global Recognition and Anniversary Program • Plenty of opportunities while we grow and scale in a global environment • Access to On-Demand Learning Platform