Position Summary:
Fourth Frontier is looking for a talented, self-driven Engineering Team Lead - Backend to join our expanding team who will be responsible for working on both front-end and back-end development processes. Design, develop, and maintain fully-fledged and functioning platforms with databases or servers.
Key Areas of Responsibility:
The key responsibilities of this role will include:
Technical Leadership
Lead architecture, design, development, and deployment of product features across backend, and frontend teams.
Drive the adoption of AWS Serverless services (Lambda, API Gateway, DynamoDB, S3, Cognito, Step Functions).
Design scalable, fault-tolerant cloud architectures following AWS Well-Architected Framework and AWS Solutions Architect best practices.
Oversee Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform for provisioning, configuration, and automated deployments.
Review code, support complex system design decisions, and enforce high engineering standards.
Collaborate with product, QA, DevOps, and other stakeholders to translate requirements into technical solutions.
People \& Team Management
Manage, mentor, and develop engineers across disciplines (Backend/Frontend).
Conduct 1:1s, performance reviews, OKR/goal setting, and career development plans.
Foster a culture of innovation, ownership, and continuous learning.
Support hiring, onboarding, and team expansion initiatives.
Execution \& Delivery
Own sprint planning, delivery timelines, prioritization, and engineering execution.
Ensure robust CI/CD pipelines for serverless deployments.
Identify technical risks and drive mitigation strategies early in the lifecycle.
Track and improve engineering KPIs (velocity, quality metrics, uptime SLAs, defect leakage).
Quality, Security \& Compliance (HealthTech-specific)
Ensure engineering outputs comply with ISO 27001, HIPAA/GDPR, and other healthcare regulations.
Oversee secure development practices such as threat modeling, secure coding, vulnerability remediation, and compliance documentation.
Work closely with QA to maintain high test coverage, automation, reliability, and platform/device compatibility.
Contribute to audit readiness and regulatory certifications (ISO, SOC2, MDR where applicable).
Strategic Contributions
Participate in roadmap planning, architecture evolution, and long-term technical strategy.
Evaluate and implement new technologies, frameworks, and tools to improve engineering velocity and product quality.
Promote best practices for observability, monitoring, performance optimization, and cost-efficient cloud usage.
Essential skills, qualifications and experience:
Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
5+ years of professional engineering experience, with at least 2–3 years leading engineering teams.
Strong hands-on experience with:
AWS Serverless services (Lambda, API Gateway, DynamoDB, Step Functions, S3, Cognito, SNS/SQS).
Terraform for IaC.
Microservices and event-driven architectures.
Solid programming background in backend technologies (Node.js, Python, React.js, etc.).
Experience with mobile (iOS/Android) and frontend (React, Angular, etc.).
Strong grounding in cloud architecture aligned with AWS Solutions Architect principles.
Experience with CI/CD tools and DevOps practices.
Desirable criteria:
Experience working in HealthTech, Medical Devices, Wearables, or highly regulated environments.
Knowledge of healthcare standards such as ISO27001, HL7/FHIR, IEC 62304, SOC2, MDR.
Experience with BLE integrations, IoT platforms, or health sensor data.
Certifications such as AWS Solutions Architect, AWS DevOps Engineer, or similar.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: Up to ₹350,000.00 per year
Benefits:
Health insurance
Paid sick time
Paid time off
Provident Fund
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Ulsoor Bazar, Karnataka