Twipe is a mediatech scale-up based in Leuven, Belgium working with leading newspaper publishers in Europe and the US to grow their digital subscribers and sustain quality journalism. We offer cloud based digital edition publishing, analytics, and personalization solutions.
Our innovative solutions accelerate the growth of newspapers including Le Monde, The Telegraph and DuMont. To inspire our industry, we gather and analyse industry knowledge and share insights with our growing Future of News publishers’ community.
Job Description
We are scaling our backend platform to handle the next generation of growth, performance, and reliability challenges. As a Backend Tech Lead, you will guide the architecture and technical direction of our backend systems while coaching and supporting our engineers.
Responsibilities:
* Take ownership of backend architecture, technical choices, and system performance.
* Collaborate with Product, Customer Success, and fellow engineers to design, build, test, and deploy.
* Coach and mentor backend engineers, raising the team’s technical standards.
* Ensure that our code is clean, maintainable, and well-documented.
* Drive integration projects with external systems for authentication, authorization, and content distribution.
* Write infrastructure as code and support DevOps best practices.
* Act as a go-to contact for backend-related issues, performance bottlenecks, and new features.
Requirements:
* Master’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent.
* 8+ years of backend engineering experience, including at least 2 years in a technical leadership role.
* Advanced knowledge and experience with .NET/C#.
* Experience with cloud platforms (AWS preferred) and relational databases.
* Familiarity with infrastructure as code and DevOps practices.
* Proven ability to work on large, complex systems with high uptime requirements.
* Experience with secure coding practices (OWASP), design patterns, and unit testing.
What We Offer
We offer a challenging role in a growing company with a strong team and a competitive salary package.
Twipe is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all qualified candidates.
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