Backend Engineer

About the role

The role owns the design, implementation, and scaling of core backend services powering high-traffic user-facing products and distributed microservices architectures. The engineering team builds robust APIs, optimizes database performance, and ensures high availability across cloud infrastructure to support rapid product iteration.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop scalable, high-performance backend services and RESTful APIs using Node.js, Python, or Go
• Architect and optimize relational and NoSQL database schemas in PostgreSQL, Redis, and MongoDB to ensure low latency and data integrity
• Deploy and manage cloud infrastructure on AWS using Docker, Kubernetes, and Terraform for automated provisioning and scaling
• Implement comprehensive automated testing suites, CI/CD pipelines, and robust logging and monitoring solutions using Datadog or Prometheus
• Collaborate with frontend engineers, mobile developers, and product managers to define technical requirements and deliver features iteratively
• Participate in code reviews, architectural discussions, and incident post-mortems to maintain high engineering standards

Requirements

• 3–6 years of professional software engineering experience with a strong focus on backend systems and distributed architectures
• Proficiency in at least one primary backend language such as Python, Go, or Node.js, and strong understanding of asynchronous programming
• Hands-on experience building and maintaining production microservices deployed on AWS, GCP, or Azure
• Solid understanding of database internals, caching strategies, query optimization, and distributed system trade-offs
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, related technical field, or equivalent practical experience

Skills

• GraphQL (bonus)
• Event-driven architectures using Kafka or RabbitMQ (bonus)
• Contributions to open-source software (bonus)