Senior Backend engineer

Senior Backend Engineer

Job Summary

We are looking for a skilled Senior Backend Engineer to design, develop, and maintain scalable, secure, and high-performance backend services and APIs. The ideal candidate should have strong experience in backend development, database design, distributed systems, and cloud technologies.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and maintain scalable backend applications and services.
• Build and maintain RESTful APIs and microservices.
• Develop clean, maintainable, and efficient code.
• Design and optimize relational and NoSQL databases.
• Analyze system performance and troubleshoot production issues.
• Implement authentication, authorization, and security best practices.
• Collaborate with frontend engineers, QA engineers, product managers, and DevOps teams.
• Participate in code reviews and provide technical guidance to junior engineers.
• Design solutions for scalability, reliability, and high availability.
• Write unit, integration, and automated tests.
• Monitor applications and resolve performance and reliability issues.
• Contribute to architecture and technology decisions.
• Participate in Agile/Scrum ceremonies and technical discussions.

Required Skills

• 5+ years of experience in backend software development.
• Strong proficiency in Java, Python, Node.js, or similar backend technologies.
• Strong knowledge of REST APIs, microservices, and distributed systems.
• Experience with SQL and relational databases such as PostgreSQL or MySQL.
• Experience with NoSQL databases such as MongoDB or Redis.
• Strong understanding of data structures, algorithms, and object-oriented programming.
• Experience with Git and CI/CD pipelines.
• Knowledge of Docker and Kubernetes.
• Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Understanding of authentication mechanisms such as OAuth 2.0 and JWT.
• Experience with unit testing and integration testing.
• Strong debugging and problem-solving skills.

Preferred Skills

• Experience designing high-scale distributed systems.
• Knowledge of Kafka or other messaging systems.
• Experience with event-driven architecture.
• Familiarity with system observability and monitoring tools.
• Experience with performance optimization and load testing.
• Knowledge of infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform.
• Experience working in Agile development environments.

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.

Seniority

Senior Level

Experience

any

Employment Type

Full-time

Work Mode

Hybrid / Remote / On-site