Craver

• Contribute daily to the codebase — designing, building, and implementing complex backend features and infrastructure • Drive E2E ownership of the team's technical deliverables and epics • Make architecture and API design decisions with scalability, maintainability, and long-term business impact in mind • Apply advanced patterns including SOLID, DDD, and Hexagonal Architecture to build loosely coupled, low-dependency systems • Champion test-driven development and high code quality standards across all team output • Own and continuously improve CI/CD pipelines, deployment practices, and release management • Empower senior ICs to own architectural decisions; act as a facilitator and tie-breaker rather than the default technical authority • Scope epics from scratch with stakeholders and create epic-level acceptance criteria • Contribute meaningfully to roadmapping through technical guidance, estimation, and identifying solutions • Keep the team focused on high-priority work — go deeper rather than broader, and actively manage WIP • Interface with other teams to manage dependencies and ensure backend services meet their needs • Anticipate scalability bottlenecks and advocate for infrastructure investments before they become problems • Lead team ceremonies: standups, sprint planning, retrospectives, and demos • Mentor engineers at all levels with tailored coaching on technical excellence, professional growth, and effective work habits • Own performance management: goal-setting, performance reviews, growth plans, and difficult conversations • Conduct regular 1:1s focused on career development, blockers, and wellbeing • Create psychological safety — an environment where team members feel safe to take risks, make mistakes, and speak up • Ensure the team delivers reliably with consistent throughput and ambitious but achievable commitments • Participate in hiring: define standards, conduct interviews, and contribute to onboarding • Assume responsibility for the health, reliability, and maintainability of backend systems • Lead incident response and implement solutions that minimize blast radius • Review and improve RCAs, ensuring systematic corrective actions are implemented • Drive automation initiatives that reduce manual work and operational burden