Tech Lead - Backend Engineering

Summary

Join Turing, a rapidly growing AI company, as a seasoned backend engineer. Lead and contribute to the design, development, and scaling of backend infrastructure. Guide teams in building modular APIs, scalable systems, and well-structured databases. Actively participate in coding, architectural decisions, and upholding engineering best practices. Experience with real-world service integrations is crucial. This role offers a collaborative work environment, competitive compensation, flexible hours, and a full-time remote opportunity.

Requirements

• 8+ years of backend engineering experience, with 2+ years in a technical leadership role
• Deep expertise in production-grade Python and backend architecture
• Proven ability to guide teams in building and scaling systems quickly and cleanly
• Strong fundamentals in database schema design and data modeling
• Hands-on experience with Test Driven Development (TDD)

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and development of real-world services as modular, production-ready APIs
• Provide technical direction and mentorship while remaining hands-on with the codebase
• Maintain excellent, developer-friendly documentation across services
• Enforce a Test Driven Development approach with high-quality test coverage
• Ensure delivery at high velocity while maintaining system reliability and clarity
• Design and iterate on scalable database schemas for service integrations

Preferred Qualifications

Familiarity with LLM function calling protocols and integration paradigms

Benefits

• Amazing work culture (Super collaborative & supportive work environment; 5 days a week)
• Awesome colleagues (Surround yourself with top talent from Meta, Google, LinkedIn etc. as well as people with deep startup experience)
• Competitive compensation
• Flexible working hours
• Full-time remote opportunity