Lead Backend Engineer | Node.js / TypeScript | Remote First
- Lead backend engineering across modern cloud-native platforms
- Own technical direction, architecture, and engineering standards
- Remote-first with Belfast & London co-working hubs
- Salary up to £95k + EMI share options
- Exclusive opportunity through Ocho People
The Company
Ocho People are partnered with a modern cloud-native digital consultancy delivering large-scale engineering, composable commerce, and digital platform solutions for enterprise clients globally.
With a highly experienced engineering team and a strong reputation for delivery, the business combines consultancy variety with a genuinely modern engineering culture focused on quality, autonomy, and continuous improvement.
The Role
This is a hands-on technical leadership role within a scaling engineering team. You'll lead backend engineering across multiple client platforms, helping define architectural direction, engineering standards, and delivery practices across modern cloud-native systems.
You'll work closely with engineering leadership, cloud teams, designers, and stakeholders while mentoring developers and shaping the future of backend engineering within the organisation.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead backend engineering strategy and technical direction across projects
- Design and deliver scalable Node.js and TypeScript microservices
- Define architecture standards, API strategy, and engineering best practices
- Drive cloud-native development patterns across AWS and Azure environments
- Mentor engineers through code reviews, coaching, and technical leadership
- Collaborate with stakeholders on technical scoping and delivery planning
- Champion engineering quality, CI/CD, observability, and maintainability
- Evaluate emerging technologies and contribute to long-term platform strategy
What You'll Need
Essential
- 8+ years' commercial backend engineering experience
- Strong Node.js and TypeScript expertise
- Experience leading engineering teams or technical direction
- Strong cloud experience across AWS, Azure, or GCP
- Proven experience building scalable APIs and distributed systems
- Strong understanding of CI/CD, DevOps, and cloud-native engineering
- Nice to Have
- Event-driven architecture experience
- Terraform or Infrastructure-as-Code exposure
- Enterprise integration or composable commerce experience
Why Apply?
- Highly experienced engineering environment with strong technical leadership
- Remote-first culture with excellent flexibility
- Genuine ownership and influence over engineering direction
- Modern cloud-native technology stack
- EMI share scheme, strong pension, private healthcare, and training budget
- Collaborative, low-ego engineering culture
For more information or a confidential conversation, connect with Chanel Gillen at Ocho People or apply via the link below.
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