Backend Department Lead for the Node.js/NestJS backend behind Zeely's AI Gateway and generative pipelines, leading a team of 15+ backend engineers. Required stack includes PostgreSQL, Redis, AWS (EKS, RDS, SQS, S3), Docker, and Prisma or Drizzle ORMs. The role includes hands-on architecture work and people management.
Join us as a Backend Department Lead and drive the technical direction and development of the backend platform behind one of the fastest-growing AI products in the US market.
We are looking for a strong technical leader who combines deep expertise in high-load system architecture with hands-on engineering leadership and experience in building and developing high-performing backend teams. In this role, you will have real technical ownership of our AI Gateway, generative pipelines, and mission-critical backend services powering a product already used by more than 2 million people.
About Us:
Zeely is the agentic AI platform for creating, launching, and scaling paid ads.
Simply put: we've made the best AI solutions and marketing tools available to small and medium businesses β tools that used to be reserved for big brands with expensive marketing teams.
The next big step: a B2B solution for large marketing teams and enterprise clients β workflows, creative analytics, and full control over campaigns across the whole team. For companies where performance marketing already runs at scale and needs more efficiency and automation.
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Intro Call β Intro with COO & Co-founder β Test Task β Technical Interview β Final Interview β Reference Check β Offer.
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