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Backend Engineering Lead (Irving)
Backend Engineering Lead (Irving)Brooksource • Irving, TX, United States
Backend Engineering Lead (Irving)

Backend Engineering Lead (Irving)

Brooksource • Irving, TX, United States
22 hours ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

Backend Engineering Lead

Hybrid Dallas, TX

Contract-to-Hire

Our national retail client is seeking a Backend Engineering Lead to guide and elevate the backend team, supporting and enhancing their mobile platforms. This role is central to ensuring a seamless and high-performing mobile experience, bridging technology, merchandising, and operations to deliver best-in-class functionality for customers. Youll collaborate closely with mobile, product, and infrastructure teams to set technical direction, drive innovation, and establish strong engineering standards across a growing mobile ecosystem.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and mentor a team of six backend engineers, fostering a culture of collaboration, technical excellence, and accountability.
  • Contribute directly to backend development effortsbuilding, optimizing, and maintaining the APIs and services that power mobile experiences.
  • Define and uphold engineering best practices, coding standards, and scalable architecture patterns.
  • Drive the design and implementation of GraphQL APIs to improve flexibility, performance, and data delivery across mobile and backend systems.
  • Collaborate with Mobile Leads and Product stakeholders to translate business goals into technical tasks, design efficient GraphQL schemas, and guide the team through implementation.
  • Document architecture decisions, API contracts, and development workflows in Confluence, ensuring alignment and maintainability.
  • Partner with infrastructure and vendor teams to streamline deployment and release processes, supporting a reliable CI / CD pipeline.
  • Continuously improve backend performance by optimizing data flows, reducing network traffic, and enhancing the efficiency of integrations across multiple systems and databases.

Technical Environment

  • Languages & Frameworks : Java, Spring Boot, Maven, Gradle
  • API Frameworks : GraphQL (schema design, API development, performance tuning)
  • Cloud Platform : Microsoft Azure (Function Apps, Key Vault)
  • Architecture Focus : Experience layer design, multi-database integration, business logic optimization, and API scalability
  • Tools : Confluence, Git-based source control, CI / CD pipelines

    • Qualifications

  • 34+ years of experience leading or mentoring backend engineering teams.
  • Strong expertise in Java, Spring Boot, and modern build tools (Maven, Gradle), with the ability to define architecture and coding standards.
  • Hands-on experience designing and implementing GraphQL APIs, including schema design, resolver development, and performance optimization.
  • Proven success in building and maintaining experience layers that integrate multiple data sources while maintaining efficient, secure, and scalable backend logic.
  • Practical experience deploying and managing applications on Microsoft Azure, particularly using Function Apps and Key Vault.
  • Excellent communication and documentation skills, with the ability to translate complex technical topics to cross-functional teams.
  • Experience in Agile or Kanban environments, with a collaborative and mentorship-focused leadership style.
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