Backend Engineering Lead (TypeScript /Node.js)
Voodoo, Paris
The role
We’re looking for an Engineering Lead (TypeScript/Node.js) to join our Engineering & Data team. As an Engineering Lead, you'll combine strong individual technical contributions with team leadership. You'll be responsible for the technical direction of your squad, the growth of your engineers, and the delivery of high-impact projects. This is a hybrid IC/manager role — you'll still write code, but your leverage is through the team.
- Lead the technical direction and architecture for your squad's domain
- Drive design reviews, set coding standards, and ensure engineering excellence
- Own the full delivery of complex, cross-team technical initiatives
- Build, scale and operate Node.js/TypeScript backend services on AWS/EKS
- Define the infrastructure and reliability strategy for your team's systems
- Partner with Product and Data to translate business goals into technical roadmaps
- Grow engineers through 1:1s, code reviews, mentorship and technical coaching
- Identify systemic risks and drive improvements before they become incidents
- Be an ambassador for engineering culture: