Backend Engineer

Evlo Ai โ€” United States ยท Posted ~1 day ago

Mid

Skills

Node.js Python Go REST APIs GraphQL Kafka RabbitMQ PostgreSQL MongoDB Kubernetes AWS Docker Distributed systems Automated testing API development REST Datadog Prometheus

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Summary

A backend engineering opportunity focused on designing and scaling reliable, low-latency distributed services. You will build REST and GraphQL APIs, asynchronous processing pipelines, and data services, while deploying containerized workloads in the cloud and maintaining strong observability, testing, and production reliability.

Highlights

Own the architecture and scaling of high-throughput backend services with modern cloud infrastructure. The role provides opportunities to work on distributed systems, asynchronous processing, APIs, container orchestration, observability, and reliability at substantial scale.

Description

About The Role The role owns the architecture, development, and scaling of core backend services powering user-facing applications and high-throughput APIs. The engineering team builds reliable, low-latency distributed systems using modern cloud infrastructure and microservices patterns to handle massive daily transaction volumes. Key Responsibilities Design and implement scalable RESTful and GraphQL APIs using Node.js, Python, or Go to support expanding product featuresBuild and maintain asynchronous processing pipelines and message brokers using Kafka or RabbitMQManage relational and NoSQL database schemas in PostgreSQL and MongoDB, optimizing query performance and indexingDeploy and orchestrate containerized services on Kubernetes and AWS, ensuring high availability and fault toleranceMonitor system health, latency, and error rates using Datadog and Prometheus, resolving production incidents proactivelyWrite comprehensive unit and integration tests, participating in rigorous code reviews and architecture planning What We Are Looking For 3โ€“6 years of professional backend software engineering experience building distributed production systemsStrong proficiency in at least one core backend language: Python, Node.js, or GoHands-on experience with relational databases (PostgreSQL), caching layers (Redis), and cloud infrastructure (AWS)Solid understanding of system design principles, network protocols, security best practices, and CI/CD pipelinesBS or MS in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent practical industry experienceBonus: Experience with event-driven architectures, GraphQL, or infrastructure-as-code tools like Terraform