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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Java Backend Engineering Lead - **Company:** Qualifyze GmbH - **Location:** Spain (Remote available) - **Salary:** €85,000.0 - €90,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Database Models, PostgreSQL, Spring-boot, Backend, Front End Software Development - **Published:** September 5, 2026 - **Apply:** https://startup.jobs/java-backend-engineering-lead-remote-qualifyze-gmbh-8320206 ## About the Role * Strong experience with Java stack (SpringBoot, Liquidbase, etc.). * Proven experience leading backend initiatives across multiple teams. * Experience defining architecture and driving adoption at scale. * Experience mentoring senior engineers and influencing technical direction. * Solid understanding of Java and Postgres performance, database modeling and risk analysis. * Experience working with cross-functional stakeholders. ## Description We are looking for Backend engineering Lead who will be responsible for the overall backend ecosystem across the organization, combining people leadership with ownership of backend architecture, standards, and delivery quality. This role ensures that backend development and architecture is consistent, scalable, and aligned with product, while growing backend engineers and enabling teams to deliver effectively. The Backend Lead operates in close alignment with the Head of Engineering and Chapter Leads, ensuring all key decisions and initiatives follow the broader engineering vision. Main responsibilities: 1. Backend Ownership & Strategy * Define and drive the backend vision across teams (architecture, design systems, tooling, standards). * Ensure consistency in how backend applications are built and maintained. * Own cross-team backend topics. * Make and enforce key technical decisions when alignment is needed. 2. Team Leadership & Capability Building * Lead and support backend engineers, ensuring efficient and impactful delivery of initiatives while driving team engagement, efficiency, and growth. * Raise the bar of backend engineering through running regular 1:1s and performance check-ins, coaching, and clear development support. * Identify skill gaps and drive training, and mentoring initiatives to close skill gaps, improve team capability, and continuously strengthen ways of working. * Own and drive key people processes for the team (in alignment with Tech Leadership), including hiring, onboarding, offboarding, performance reviews, and compensation cycles, ensuring consistency and quality of execution. * Build a strong backend community (guilds, knowledge sharing, standards). * Own awareness of department KPIs/goals and drive recommendations for continuous improvement in team performance and execution. 3. Delivery & Quality Accountability * Ensure backend delivery is predictable, scalable, and high quality across teams. * Identify and resolve systemic delivery or quality issues. * Support teams to avoid risky complex backend initiatives. 4. Cross-Functional Leadership * Align backend work with frontend/data/platform constraints and opportunities. * Act as the main escalation point for backend-related decisions. 5. 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