Backend Engineer

About The Role The role owns the design, implementation, and scaling of core backend services and APIs powering user-facing products and high-throughput microservices. The engineering team works across the full backend stack to solve complex architectural challenges where low latency, fault tolerance, and data consistency are paramount. Key Responsibilities Design and build scalable, secure RESTful and GraphQL APIs using Node.js, Python, or Go for distributed microservices architectureOptimize relational and NoSQL databases such as PostgreSQL, Redis, and DynamoDB for performance, data integrity, and high availabilityImplement containerized deployments and orchestration using Docker and Kubernetes within AWS or GCP cloud environmentsWrite comprehensive unit, integration, and load tests to maintain high code quality and system reliability standardsParticipate in technical design reviews, code reviews, and on-call rotations to ensure operational excellence across services What We Are Looking For 3–6 years of professional software engineering experience specializing in backend systems and distributed architecturesStrong proficiency in at least one modern backend programming language such as Python, Go, or TypeScript/Node.jsDemonstrated experience designing and maintaining production databases, caching layers, and message brokers (Kafka, RabbitMQ)Solid understanding of cloud infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure-as-code tools like TerraformBonus: Experience building event-driven architectures, contributing to open-source projects, or holding a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science