Backend Team lead

Backend Team Lead – Software Engineering

Location: Cairo, Egypt

Department: Engineering

Reports to: Engineering Manager / Head of Engineering

About Intella

Intella is an AI technology company specializing in Arabic speech and conversational intelligence. We build advanced AI-powered solutions that transform how businesses interact with customers through intelligent voice and language technologies.

Role Overview

We are looking for an experienced Backend Team Lead with a strong software engineering background to lead our backend development team, drive technical excellence, and oversee the design and development of scalable, reliable, and high-performance backend systems.

The ideal candidate must have extensive hands-on experience in software development, backend architecture, system design, and building production-grade applications. This is a pure software engineering leadership role requiring strong technical expertise and the ability to guide developers, make architectural decisions, and deliver high-quality software solutions.

Key Responsibilities

Backend Engineering & Architecture

- Lead the design, development, and maintenance of scalable backend applications and services. - Define and maintain backend architecture, coding standards, and engineering best practices. - Make technical decisions regarding system design, architecture, scalability, and performance. - Design and develop RESTful APIs and microservices-based architectures. - Ensure backend systems are secure, reliable, maintainable, and optimized for performance. - Identify technical bottlenecks and drive continuous improvements in application performance.

Technical Leadership

- Lead, mentor, and support backend software engineers. - Conduct code reviews and ensure adherence to software engineering standards. - Guide the team in solving complex technical challenges and implementing effective solutions. - Establish development practices covering code quality, testing, documentation, and deployment readiness. - Participate in technical discussions, architecture reviews, and engineering planning. - Take ownership of technical decisions and ensure successful delivery of backend projects.

Software Development & Delivery

- Oversee the full software development lifecycle, from requirements analysis and design to development, testing, and deployment. - Collaborate closely with Product, Frontend, AI, and DevOps teams. - Ensure efficient integration between backend services and AI-powered products. - Monitor application performance and troubleshoot complex production issues. - Promote automated testing, CI/CD practices, and continuous delivery.

Required Technical Qualifications

- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field. - 9+ years of professional experience in backend software development. - At least 2+ years of experience leading or mentoring backend development teams. - Strong proficiency in one or more backend programming languages, preferably Python, Java, Go, or Node.js. - Strong understanding of software architecture, system design, and design patterns. - Proven experience designing and developing RESTful APIs and microservices. - Strong knowledge of relational and NoSQL databases, including PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, or Redis. - Experience with distributed systems, asynchronous processing, message queues, and caching mechanisms. - Strong understanding of software development principles, clean code, SOLID principles, and OOP. - Experience with automated testing, code quality, and performance optimization. - Good understanding of cloud-based application development and containerization technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.

Preferred Qualifications

- Experience building scalable SaaS products. - Experience working with AI/ML-powered applications and integrating AI services into backend systems. - Experience with high-traffic applications and distributed architectures. - Familiarity with observability, monitoring, and application performance management. - Experience working in Agile software development environments.

Key Competencies

- Strong technical leadership and problem-solving skills. - Excellent software architecture and system design capabilities. - Ability to make independent technical decisions. - Strong ownership and accountability. - Effective communication and cross-functional collaboration. - Ability to mentor developers and build a high-performing engineering team.