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DOKU is where innovation meets real impact, creating seamless, secure payment experiences for millions, every day.
About The Role:
The Backend Tech Lead is responsible for managing a backend engineering team to deliver scalable, high-quality backend systems. The role involves overseeing backend architecture, ensuring code quality, and promoting adherence to DOKU's technology standards to support development and business objectives.
What Will You Do:
- Deliver a potentially releasable increment of the product at the end of each Sprint.
- Develop in-depth knowledge of product business and technical flows end-to-end.
- Oversee a team and distribute tasks effectively.
- Formulate strategies to improve team processes.
- Innovative in research new tech or improve existing technology
- Communicate regularly with the team to achieve goals and ensure product ownership.
- Coach on DOKU technology standards and ensure team adherence.
- Share technical best practices within the team and with external parties (e.g., code review, scalable architecture, OWASP, Sonar).
- Work with stakeholders to turn product backlog designs into releasable systems and applications.
- Collaborate with the Product Owner to maintain a clear, transparent Product Backlog.
- Work with the Scrum Master to coach on topics like self-organization and cross-functionality, removing impediments.
Soft Skill Requirements:
- Leadership and team management skills.
- Effective communication and collaboration abilities.
- Strong problem-solving skills.
- Proactive and innovative mindset.
- High adaptability and responsiveness to change.
Technical Skill Requirements:
- Expertise in backend development, particularly with server-side languages (e.g., Java, Python).
- In-depth understanding of system architecture and scalable backend solutions.
- Strong knowledge of security practices, including OWASP guidelines.
- Familiarity with tools like SonarQube for code quality checks.
- Proficiency in Agile methodologies and CI/CD practices.
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