Lead Backend Engineer

Insense • Georgia, GA

1d • Remote

About The Position

Insense is seeking a Lead Backend Engineer to join their remote-first team. This is a hands-on role where the individual will be responsible for coding, guiding the technical direction of the team, backend development, architecture decisions, code reviews, and solving complex technical challenges. The role involves supporting other engineers, ensuring projects move forward, and collaborating closely with Product, Design, QA, and the rest of the Engineering team to build and improve features. The ideal candidate will have solid backend engineering experience, a strong sense of ownership, and a product mindset, with a passion for sharing knowledge and helping others grow through collaboration and technical expertise.

Requirements

• 5+ years of backend engineering experience
• Strong written and verbal English
• Previous experience leading technical projects, mentoring engineers, or guiding a small engineering team
• Proficiency in Ruby; experience with functional programming patterns is a strong plus
• Advanced SQL / PostgreSQL knowledge
• Experience with GraphQL API development
• Comfortable with DevOps concepts - deployments, Kubernetes, GCP
• AI-native. You actively use AI tools (Claude, Cursor, etc.) in your daily development workflow
• Product-minded, proactive, and able to work across cultures
• Strong ownership mindset and ability to drive technical decisions from idea to delivery
• Experience leading architecture discussions, code reviews, and engineering best practices
• Ability to balance hands-on development with technical leadership responsibilities

Nice To Haves

• Experience with Roda, Sequel, or dry-rb
• Background in e-commerce, creator economy, or marketplace products

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain our backend systems and services.
• Lead technical discussions and help define the architecture and technical direction of the backend.
• Remain actively involved in coding, code reviews, and solving complex technical challenges.
• Oversee the development and maintenance of our GraphQL API, ensuring scalability, performance, and reliability.
• Support and mentor engineers through technical guidance, knowledge sharing, and feedback.
• Help prioritize work, identify blockers, and drive projects through to delivery.
• Manage deployments and contribute to infrastructure improvements in our Kubernetes environment on GKE.
• Work closely with Product, Design, QA, and Engineering teams to deliver high-quality features and a great user experience.
• Proactively identify opportunities for product and technical improvements based on business and user needs.
• Help establish and maintain engineering best practices, code quality standards, and development processes.
• Foster a collaborative and inclusive team environment while working with colleagues across different cultures and time zones.

Benefits

• Forever remote role
• Work from anywhere role
• Salary in USD commensurate with your experience and location
• 15 days of paid time off, plus US holidays (Get one extra day for each year with us.)
• Team retreats around the world.
• International exposure to global clients and employees in AMER + EMEA

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed