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Lead Backend SpecialistNew

WFPBerlin,GermanyRemote
Position:Professional | CONDeadline:8 Sep 2026 (10 days left)Job ID:JR126310Posted on:27 Aug 2026 (2 days ago)
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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

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.