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PLG Sr Backend Engineer / Lead (Remote)

PLG Sr Backend Engineer / Lead (Remote)

LucidyaWorkFromHome, Tabuk Province, Saudi Arabia
30+ days ago
Job description

About Lucidya

Lucidya empowers brands to unlock the power of customer intelligence across the Middle East and beyond. As part of our Product-Led Growth (PLG) strategy, we are building frictionless, self-serve experiences that accelerate adoption, engagement, and long-term success.

The PLG Squad drives this mission, creating onboarding journeys, trial-to-paid conversions, in-app growth loops, and customer experiences that directly impact growth and retention .

Joining this team means working on high-impact, customer-facing projects that shape Lucidya’s global expansion and PLG success.

Role Overview

As a Backend Engineer / Lead , you will architect, scale, and optimize the backend foundations of Lucidya Light’s PLG product . Your work will power experimentation, self-serve onboarding, trial-to-paid conversions, and retention loops at scale.

You will lead a team of backend engineers, design resilient systems, and ensure the infrastructure supports fast, data-driven product experiments and smooth end-to-end user experiences.

Key Responsibilities

Team Leadership

  • Lead, mentor, and manage backend engineers, fostering collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement.
  • Establish best practices for backend development, code reviews, and testing standards.

PLG-Driven Development

  • Guide the team to build backend systems that enable self-serve onboarding, trial-to-paid conversions, and retention loops.
  • Support experimentation with feature flags, A / B testing, and PLG metrics instrumentation.
  • System Architecture

  • Design and implement robust, scalable backend architectures optimized for rapid iteration and growth experiments.
  • Identify bottlenecks and optimize system performance, scalability, and reliability.
  • Cross-Team Collaboration

  • Work closely with Product Managers, Frontend Developers, and Designers to align backend capabilities with PLG goals.
  • Ensure seamless integrations, secure APIs, and smooth data flows.
  • DevOps & Reliability

  • Oversee CI / CD pipelines, deployment processes, and system monitoring / recovery.
  • Continuously improve infrastructure to support growth and experimentation.
  • Innovation & Growth

  • Stay current with backend technologies and PLG best practices.
  • Introduce frameworks, tools, and processes that improve developer velocity and user experience.
  • Education & Experience

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, IT, or equivalent.
  • 5+ years of backend development experience (overall 7-8 years).
  • 2+ years in a leadership or team lead role.
  • Proven track record of shipping scalable backend systems in SaaS or PLG contexts.
  • Technical Expertise

  • Strong expertise in Python and Ruby on Rails .
  • Solid experience with SQL & NoSQL databases (Postgres, Redis, Cassandra).
  • Knowledge of RESTful APIs , microservices architecture, and distributed systems.
  • Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure).
  • Experience with version control systems ( Git ).
  • Nice to Have

  • Exposure to PLG initiatives or growth-oriented engineering work.
  • Background in full-stack development (ReactJS).
  • Soft Skills & Mindset

  • Excellent problem-solving, organizational, and leadership abilities.
  • Strong collaboration skills to work effectively with Product, Frontend, and Growth teams.
  • Growth-oriented mindset with focus on experimentation, scalability, and impact.
  • Why Join Us

    Lead the backend architecture of a high-growth PLG product with global reach.

    Empower teams with scalable systems that directly impact user adoption and retention .

    Collaborate across Product, Engineering, and Growth to fuel data-driven decisions .

    Attractive compensation, ESOPs, and the opportunity to build the engine of Lucidya’s growth .

    Ready to build the future of product-led growth at Lucidya? Apply now and join our PLG squad.

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