Backend API Developer

Company Overview: A leading financial advisory firm with a legacy as one of the oldest independent investment banks, advising clients on mergers, acquisitions, and capital markets solutions. They are seeking a Backend API Developer to design and implement secure data-access and service layers for full-stack applications. Job Responsibilities: Design, develop, and maintain backend services and data-access layers for business applications.Build secure, scalable, and well-documented RESTful APIs and system integrations.Define API standards for authentication, authorization, versioning, and error handling.Implement application-security controls, including role-based access and encryption.Design and optimize relational and non-relational database structures and queries.Develop reusable services for data exposure to applications and reporting platforms.Integrate applications with third-party platforms, cloud services, and enterprise systems.Partner with data engineers and stakeholders to understand data requirements.Build automated tests for backend services and optimize API response times.Establish application observability through logging, metrics, and monitoring.Integrate services into CI/CD pipelines and support automated deployment processes.Participate in architecture reviews, code reviews, and production support.Create and maintain technical documentation and mentor other engineers. Qualifications: 10–12 years of professional software engineering experience.Deep experience in building production backend services, APIs, and data-access components.Proficiency in backend development languages such as Python, C#/.NET, Java/Spring Boot, or Node.js/TypeScript.Advanced experience with RESTful APIs and microservices-based architectures.Strong knowledge of API security, including OAuth 2.0 and JWT.Advanced SQL skills and experience with relational databases like SQL Server or PostgreSQL.Experience with secure software development practices and data protection.Experience with automated testing and CI/CD pipelines.Understanding of object-oriented design and distributed-system concepts.Experience with Git, containerization, and modern deployment practices. Compensation: Pay Rate: $110 – $140/hr The post Backend API Developer appeared first on Landing Point.