Lead Backend Engineer

At Halter, we know how much farmers care - for their animals and their pasture. But the tools they rely on haven’t kept up, and we’re on a mission to change that. Halter helps farmers make smarter decisions - fast. We reckon good pasture management is the key to more productive and sustainable farms. More grass. Healthier soil. Happier animals. And more time back for the people doing the work.

About the role

We’re looking for an epic backend engineer with a product-obsessed mindset and the ability to lead — someone who cares about what we build and why. This is a rare chance to solve hard problems no one’s tackled before.

As a lead, you’ll shape the services that power everything from our mobile and web apps to our devices and data pipelines. You’ll write clean, reliable code that makes a real difference. We’re embracing what AI means for how we build and operate — and you’ll help us do that well. You’ll be hands-on and collaborative : shipping features, improving performance, and shaping how we work. We care about how you think and act — curious, thoughtful, practical, and someone who takes absolute ownership.

What you’ll do

• Lead the design and delivery of scalable, secure, and reliable backend systems.
• Make smart architectural calls on services, APIs, data models, and infrastructure.
• Work closely with frontend, hardware, data, and product to ship high-impact features quickly.
• Apply AI tools (like Copilot or Cursor) to improve team velocity while keeping systems easy to understand and evolve.
• Set the standard for thoughtful backend engineering - clean, observable, and easy to evolve.
• Support and mentor other engineers through design conversations, code reviews, and generous context sharing.
• Stay hands-on - helping shape the product, not just the code.
• Own the reliability and performance of our systems, especially when things get tricky.
• Help evolve our testing strategies, CI / CD workflows, and infrastructure patterns.
• You’ll help set the pace and quality bar for backend engineering at Halter.

You’ll be great if you

Why our team loves working at Halter ️

About Halter

At Halter, we’re on a mission to enable farmers and graziers to run the most productive and sustainable operations. Our customers are using Halter to break free from the time-intensive constraints of conventional practices. Imagine watching 500 cattle stand up and walk calmly towards their next break? No quad bikes, no dogs, no fences. Just a group of cattle walking at their own pace. People say it looks like magic. Our customers are revolutionizing grazing with Halter. It's changing lives and transforming an industry. People join Halter to do meaningful work. By joining us you’ll be solving challenging problems within a talented team and a culture built for high performance. Our team out-think, out-work and out-care. We’re committed to delivering real change in the world - this isn’t easy, and in truth, we love that it’s hard. We’re backed to deliver on a mission that matters by Tier 1 investors including Bessemer Venture Partners , DCVC , Blackbird , Promus Ventures , Rocket Lab’s Peter Beck and Icehouse ventures .

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Join our team

Halter is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive workplace — a place where we can each be ourselves and do the best work of our lives. Research shows that while men apply to jobs when they meet an average of 60% of the requirements, women and under-represented groups of candidates tend to only apply when they meet every requirement. If you think you have what it takes but don’t necessarily tick every requirement on this job description, please still get in touch and apply to Halter. We’d love to chat to see if you’ll be an epic fit!

If this opportunity sounds like you, please apply below by sending through your cover letter explaining why you’re excited about this role and working at Halter, along with your CV, and we’ll be in touch!

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