Backend Team Lead

Adaptive6 is the industry's first Cloud Cost Governance platform, helping enterprises maximize cloud efficiency by optimizing their infrastructure. The platform continuously scans multi-cloud, PaaS, and Infrastructure-as-Code environments, uncovering hundreds of hidden inefficiencies that are typically overlooked. Inspired by cybersecurity methodologies, it accelerates remediation with AI-driven code fixes and proactively prevents waste before deployment through shift-left cost policies.With rapid adoption among Fortune 500 companies, we are expanding our world-class team to meet growing demand.As the Backend Team Lead, you will lead a talented team of backend engineers, driving the design, development, and scalability of Adaptive6’s core services and infrastructure.You’ll be both a hands-on technical leader and a mentor, ensuring best practices, architectural excellence, and smooth delivery of complex features in a fast-paced environment.Key ResponsibilitiesLead and mentor a team of backend engineers, fostering technical excellence and collaboration.Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend systems and APIs.Define architecture and ensure code quality, performance, and security.Work closely with Product and Frontend teams to deliver end-to-end features.Drive adoption of engineering best practices and continuous improvement.Participate in technical strategy, design reviews, and hands-on development.Help recruit, onboard, and develop top engineering talent.REQUIREMENTS4+ years of backend engineering experience with modern programming languages (e.g., Go, Python).2+ years as backend Team LeaderStrategic thinker who can deconstruct complex problems and deliver pragmatic, scalable solutions.Solid track record designing and implementing distributed systems using microservices and cloud-native patterns.Background with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP).Background in building large-scale B2B SaaS systems on public cloud infrastructure.Self-driven, curious, and takes initiative.