Nanit
Nanit
Nanit develops smart parenting technology designed to help families understand and support infant sleep. Its Nanit Pro Baby Monitor combines video monitoring with sleep analytics, breathing motion insights, and real-time sound and movement alerts. The company also offers connected products such as breathing wear and a sound-and-light machine, creating a broader system for tracking sleep patterns and helping parents respond to their baby’s needs with greater confidence.

Senior Backend Platform Team Leader at Nanit

Lead Nanit’s Platform pod and guide the Kubernetes- and AWS-based infrastructure supporting its backend teams. Manage engineering delivery, people development, reliability, and multi-quarter platform improvements.

Description

  • Lead Nanit’s Platform pod and coordinate its execution.
  • Own shared backend infrastructure spanning Kubernetes, Redpanda (Kafka), RabbitMQ, CI/CD, observability, tooling, architecture, and agentic workflows.
  • Set the pod’s direction, planning approach, delivery priorities, and operating practices.
  • Support the performance and professional development of 3–4 direct reports.
  • Maintain shared infrastructure that is reliable, secure, and cost-efficient.
  • Plan infrastructure changes carefully and ensure they are implemented safely.
  • Lead multi-quarter efforts to evolve the backend and migrate services with minimal risk.
  • Identify issues early and lead incidents through to their underlying causes.
  • Own sprint planning and quarterly planning activities.
  • Apply PDLC and company processes while continually improving pod operations.
  • Maintain a detailed technical understanding of the pod’s systems and guide architecture and design decisions.
  • Set expectations, provide feedback, develop direct reports, and collaborate with other pod leaders.

Requirements

  • At least six years of experience in backend development.
  • Substantial experience in software architecture or platform engineering.
  • Demonstrated people-management experience with responsibility for team execution and delivery.
  • Advanced experience with Kubernetes and AWS, including EKS, EC2, RDS, and S3.
  • Understanding of the primary drivers of cloud infrastructure costs.
  • Hands-on experience with Redpanda (Kafka), RabbitMQ, CI/CD, infrastructure as code, and Grafana/Prometheus.
  • Ability to assess unfamiliar problems and develop sound solutions while weighing trade-offs.
  • Demonstrated initiative and ownership.
  • Strong enthusiasm for backend engineering.
  • A purposeful leadership style and commitment to others’ success.
  • Strong technical depth paired with the ability to communicate complex topics clearly.
  • A growth mindset and a track record of turning feedback into observable improvement.

Benefits

  • Own the foundational platform used by Nanit’s backend teams.
  • Contribute to technology intended to improve the lives of millions of parents worldwide.
  • Shape high-scale, modern systems and influence their long-term direction.
  • Work with leaders who actively support manager development.
  • Join a culture focused on continuous learning and balance.
  • Follow a defined growth path for effective leaders.
  • Work in a flexible and open environment.
  • Support a sustainable work-life balance.
  • Collaborate in an international and diverse workplace.
  • Access employee development and career advancement opportunities.

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