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. Key Responsibilities Design and develop scalable, high-performance backend services and RESTful APIs using Node.js, Python, or GoArchitect and optimize relational and NoSQL database schemas in PostgreSQL, Redis, and MongoDB to ensure low latency and data integrityDeploy and manage cloud infrastructure on AWS using Docker, Kubernetes, and Terraform for automated provisioning and scalingImplement comprehensive automated testing suites, CI/CD pipelines, and robust logging and monitoring solutions using Datadog or PrometheusCollaborate with frontend engineers, mobile developers, and product managers to define technical requirements and deliver features iterativelyParticipate in code reviews, architectural discussions, and incident post-mortems to maintain high engineering standards What We Are Looking For 3–6 years of professional software engineering experience with a strong focus on backend systems and distributed architecturesProficiency in at least one primary backend language such as Python, Go, or Node.js, and strong understanding of asynchronous programmingHands-on experience building and maintaining production microservices deployed on AWS, GCP, or AzureSolid understanding of database internals, caching strategies, query optimization, and distributed system trade-offsBachelor’s degree in Computer Science, related technical field, or equivalent practical experienceBonus: Experience with GraphQL, event-driven architectures using Kafka or RabbitMQ, and contributions to open-source software