**Who We Are** -------------- Welcome to TELUS Digital — where innovation drives impact at a global scale. As an award\-winning digital product consultancy and the digital division of TELUS, one of Canada’s largest telecommunications providers, we design and deliver transformative customer experiences through cutting\-edge technology, agile thinking, and a people\-first culture. With a global team across North America, South America, Central America, Europe, and APAC, we offer end\-to\-end expertise across eight core service areas: Digital Product Consulting, Digital Marketing Services, Data \& AI, Strategy Consulting, Business Operations Modernization, Enterprise Applications, Cloud Engineering, and QA \& Test Engineering. ### **About the Role** We are looking for a **Lead Backend Engineer** with a true startup mindset to own the development and architecture of our core services. You will be a technical pillar for our team, responsible for the end\-to\-end lifecycle of key services and features. We need a **hands\-on** engineer who can tackle complex technical problems, make sound design decisions, and mentor other engineers on the team to foster a culture of quality and execution. ### **Responsibilities** ### * Feature \& System Ownership: Take full ownership of building and running critical backend services. You will design, implement, and maintain high\-quality, testable code for features that deliver significant user value. * Technical Design \& Execution: Lead the technical design for projects within your team. You will translate product requirements into clear technical specifications, make pragmatic architectural decisions, and ensure your team delivers on its commitments. * Operational Excellence: Lead incident management, leveraging Datadog for advanced monitoring, logging, and performance profiling. Conduct root cause analysis and implement durable solutions to prevent recurrence. * Technical Leadership \& Mentorship: Serve as a technical authority for the team, providing guidance on best practices, code quality, and engineering standards. Mentor junior and mid\-level engineers to elevate the team's overall technical proficiency. * Full Stack Contribution: Actively contribute to the codebase, ensuring high\-quality, maintainable code across our tech stack, which includes Java, Go, Typescript, and Python. * API \& Authentication: Manage our secure authentication system using Auth0, and evolve our API layer using Apollo GraphQL to ensure efficient data fetching and a robust schema in addition to above. ### **Requirements** ### * An engineer with a degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience, and at least 5 years of hands\-on backend development. * You have a proven ability to own complex software projects from concept to production. * You have a solid understanding of distributed systems, microservices, and common design patterns. * You possess strong proficiency in languages like Java, Typescript, and Python. * Practical experience with identity and access management systems like Auth0, including an understanding of OAuth 2\.0 and OIDC flows is preferred. * Experienced in designing and building production\-grade APIs, with a strong preference for Apollo GraphQL. * Familiar with observability tools like Datadog for monitoring, logging, and performance profiling. * You are proficient with Docker and Kubernetes and have experience with CI/CD pipelines (e.g., CircleCI, Github Actions). ### **What’s in it for you** * Private medical and life insurance from day one. * Professional growth budget for certifications and training. * Flexible work schedule. * Performance\-based bonuses.