Position:Professional | CONDeadline:8 Sep 2026 (10 days left)Job ID:JR126310Posted on:27 Aug 2026 (2 days ago)
Pay and conditions
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Job Description
WFP seeks a remote CST-1 Lead Backend Specialist, administratively linked to Berlin, to lead ShareTheMeal backend engineering. The consultant will define the technology vision and multi-year roadmap, establish architecture standards and service-level objectives, grow and mentor the engineering organization, drive technical decisions and delivery processes, translate business objectives into eng...
Key Details
Position Details
Experience level
Mid
Minimum experience
6 years
Employment type
Contractor
Arrangement
Remote
Minimum education
Postgraduate degree
Contract duration
11 months
Job Areas
Language Requirements
Required
English
Summary of Responsibilities
- Own backend engineering vision and technical roadmap
- Define architecture standards and performance SLOs
- Drive hiring and engineering-team growth
- Lead architectural decisions and quality practices
- Translate business goals into engineering initiatives
- Partner across product, design, mobile and data teams
Role Requirements
- Backend engineering leadership experience
- Technical architecture and roadmap leadership
- People management and mentorship
- Backend scalability and reliability expertise
Desired Criteria
- Fundraising-app or high-scale consumer-product experience
Skills
Additional Information
- Remote CST-1 regular consultant supporting ShareTheMeal
Source & verification
IGO Jobs sourced this vacancy from WFP Careers, on 27 Aug 2026.