Description We're Hiring: Backend Team Lead Remote (Global) | Full-Time (40-60 hrs/week) | Work from Anywhere Company: [Aladia - Online E-learning Platform] Contract: Long-term, Remote About Us Aladia is a rapidly growing e-learning platform based in Italy, on a mission to transform digital education globally. We're passionate about innovation, learner-centered design, and delivering exceptional online learning experiences that scale. We’re looking for a Backend Team Lead who’s ready to help us evolve our backend infrastructure into a world-class, microservices-powered system and lead a team of skilled engineers to do so. What You’ll Do Leadership & Mentorship: - Lead and mentor a team of backend engineers, ensuring technical excellence and best practices. - Conduct code reviews, facilitate knowledge sharing, and foster professional growth within the team. - Set clear technical goals, manage workload distribution, and provide regular feedback. Backend Engineering: - Design, build, and maintain scalable backend services using NestJS (Node.js). - Provide technical direction and make key architectural decisions for backend development. API Development: - Build robust, secure RESTful APIs connecting learners to our platform. - Ensure API consistency, versioning, and performance optimization. Database Management: - Work primarily with MongoDB to structure and manage data effectively. - Guide data modeling and performance tuning decisions. Version Control: - Collaborate through Git and branching workflows, ensuring high-quality merges and releases. Architecture: - Implement and enforce clean architectural patterns, especially Controller-Service-Repository (CSR). - Lead refactoring and modularization efforts to improve system maintainability. Microservices: - Design, develop, and scale a microservices-based backend infrastructure. - Establish standards and strategies for inter-service communication and orchestration. Containerization: - Use Docker to manage environments and deployments. - Oversee infrastructure environments for local development, staging, and production. CI/CD & Testing: - Maintain and enforce code quality with automated testing and CI/CD pipelines. - Establish test coverage goals and promote a test-driven development culture. API Documentation & Testing: - Use Apidog to document and test APIs in real time. - Ensure documentation accuracy and team-wide adoption. Agile Workflow: - Collaborate in sprint-based development using ClickUp. - Participate in sprint planning, retrospectives, and roadmap alignment. Who We’re Looking For - Experienced backend engineers with leadership or senior-level experience.: - Proficient in NestJS and solid backend engineering fundamentals. - Strong mentors and communicators who can lead by example. - Passionate lifelong learners who thrive in collaborative, multicultural, remote environments. - Professionals ready for long-term commitment in a fast-paced startup. Work Schedule - Time Zone: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM (Italy time) - Team: International, remote-first - Culture: High-performance, high-learning, highly collaborative Perks & Benefits - Continuous learning opportunities - Long-term contract and stability - Exposure to multicultural and cutting-edge tech environments - Opportunities to grow in a remote-first, agile company - Lead a team building meaningful, scalable systems Commitment Note We appreciate individuals who go above and beyond. If you're someone who’s excited to contribute 60 hours/week during peak times, including occasional weekends, we welcome that level of drive and commitment. Excellence takes time—and passion. Application Process Step 1: Apply Submit your interest along with your CV and GitHub or portfolio. Once shortlisted, we’ll notify you to proceed to the technical challenge. Step 2: Technical Challenge Create a new NestJS backend project with the following: - 5 RESTful API endpoints - Request validation via class-validator - Proper error handling Bonus Points For: - Microservices implementation - MongoDB integration - Caching mechanisms Also Required: - Video walkthrough (5-15 min) explaining your project, structure, and architecture (Vidyard/Loom preferred) - Share your GitHub repo and video link - Deadline: 48 hours after confirmation to begin challenge. Step 3: Review Our team will evaluate: - Code quality and organization - Conceptual understanding - Optional points for scalability, documentation, and communication Ready to Join? If you're passionate about backend development, love building for scale, and want to lead a team that's shaping the future of education—we want to hear from you. Compensation - Hourly: $12.00 - $26.00/hour - Engagement: 40 hrs/week, Contract-to-Hire on Upwork Questions on Application