Principal Backend Engineering Lead

About Our StartupCircuit is an early-stage venture on a mission to build the world’s most trusted and impactful AI solution. Our breakthrough technology turns information into insights to simplify life, increase work productivity, and strengthen communities. Our mission-driven team is focused on creating substantial value for our stakeholders and society.We’re a well-funded, forward-thinking organization committed to leveraging AI’s potential. Circuit is seeking a dedicated Principal Backend Engineering Lead to join our team. As an engineering lead, you’ll help translate high-level concepts into action, and act as a force multiplier within the team as we build our innovative web, desktop, and mobile apps.Join us in shaping the future of knowledge!Role SummaryAs a Principal Backend Engineering Lead, you’ll lead the work of one of our backend teams, providing both technical and team leadership. Your responsibilities will include hands-on work in Go, architecture definition for yourself and the members on your team, guiding your team’s development, and participating in roadmap planning and delivering high value, transformative software solutions.Key Responsibilities• Leveraging your own and the team’s skills to be a force multiplier while building and scaling our backend services.• Technical owner and point of contact for the backend team.• Mentoring and training other team members.• Managing individual and team priorities, deadlines and deliverables.Education• Bachelor’s degree, Master’s degree or PhD in Computer Science.Experience• 5+ years in an engineering lead capacity.• 5+ years designing and operating highly available multi-tenant services.• 2+ years of relevant experience working with Go or similar systems languages.Technical Skills• Strong knowledge of databases in the context of highly scalable web services, preferably PostgreSQL.• Strong understanding of Networking concepts (like TCP/IP, HTTP, SSL, etc).• Experience with Linux, containers, Docker and Kubernetes.• Familiarity with best practices for securing cloud based services.Human Skills• Strong problem-solving abilities and adaptability in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.• Excellent communication and collaboration skills to convey complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.What We Offer• Ground-Floor Opportunity: Join the next big AI company at the start• Competitive Compensation: Solid salary and benefits Cutting-Edge Tech: Access amazing AI and data engineering tools• Results-Driven: Focus on accountability and action• People-Centric: Embrace health, professional growth, and diverse perspectives• Focus on Profit and Purpose: We innovate to achieve economic success and make a real impact on people, organizations and communities.How To ApplyIf you’re passionate about data and AI and excited about driving business value through innovative solutions, we’d love for you to submit an application!Equal-Opportunity EmployerWe are an equal-opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.