Backend Engineering Lead,Arre Voice (Mumbai)

Position: Backend Engineering Lead (Go & Node.js) Location: Hybrid Reporting to: CTO, Arr Voice About Arr Voice Arr Voice is India's leading audio-first social platform, empowering creators and listeners to connect through Voicepods, Voicepools, and community-driven audio experiences. Backed by a network of 10K+ creators and a monthly reach of 15-20 million, we are on a mission to democratise audio storytelling across India's tier-2 and tier-3 markets. Role Overview We're seeking a seasoned Backend Engineering Lead to architect and scale our core services. You'll own the design, development, and operational excellence of microservices built in Go and Node.js, champion data modelling best practices, and guide a team of high-performing engineers toward shipping robust, AI-enhanced features at scale. Key Responsibilities - Design and build scalable, low-latency microservices using Node.js (TypeScript) and Golang. - Develop and maintain GraphQL APIs and backend integrations. - Lead implementation of data flows and service logic in a distributed microservices setting. - Take ownership of cloud infrastructure setup, deployment workflows, and monitoring. - Ensure system reliability, performance, and uptime by proactively addressing architectural and operational concerns. - Drive the integration of AI/ML capabilities such as transcription, summarization, and recommendations into the product. - Own the full pipeline for AI features from embedding generation to querying vector databases alongside backend responsibilities. - Design and manage efficient data models across relational, key-value, and unstructured data stores. - Ensure data scalability, consistency, and integrity across all systems. - Work closely with fellow backend engineers to ship high-impact features rapidly and reliably. - Contribute to technical direction, code reviews, best practices, and team-level decision-making. - Play an active role in hiring, onboarding, and mentoring engineers as the t .