Backend Developer

Job Summary

We are seeking a talented and experienced Mid-Level Backend Developer with 3-4 years of professional experience to join our growing engineering team. You will be instrumental in designing, developing, and maintaining scalable, robust, and high-performance backend systems and APIs that power our critical applications and services. This role requires a strong problem-solver who can contribute to the full software development lifecycle, from concept to deployment, leveraging modern technologies and cloud infrastructure.

Key Responsibilities

· Design, develop, test, and deploy efficient and scalable backend services and APIs using C# .NET (including .NET Core) and Node.js.

· Collaborate with front-end developers, product managers, and other stakeholders to understand requirements and translate them into technical solutions.

· Develop and maintain robust database schemas, write optimized SQL queries for both SQL Server and PostgreSQL, and ensure data integrity and performance.

· Implement and manage application deployments using Docker containerization, ensuring consistency across development, staging, and production environments.

· Work with AWS cloud services (e.g., EC2, Lambda, S3, RDS, API Gateway, SQS/SNS) to build, deploy, and manage highly available and fault-tolerant applications.

· Participate in code reviews, ensuring code quality, maintainability, and adherence to best practices.

· Troubleshoot, debug, and resolve technical issues, ensuring optimal performance and reliability of backend systems.

· Contribute to the continuous improvement of our development processes, tools, and infrastructure.

· Stay up-to-date with emerging technologies and industry trends, applying them where appropriate to enhance our solutions.

Qualifications

· Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field.

· 3-4 years of professional experience as a Backend Developer or similar role.

· Proficiency in C# .NET (including .NET Core) for building robust, scalable, and secure APIs and microservices.

· Strong command of Node.js for developing high-performance, event-driven applications.

· Solid experience with relational databases, specifically SQL Server and PostgreSQL, including database design, optimization, stored procedures, and complex SQL queries.

· Hands-on experience with Docker for containerizing applications, managing images, and orchestrating containers.

· Practical experience with AWS cloud services, including but not limited to:

o Compute: EC2, Lambda

o Storage: S3, RDS (for SQL Server/PostgreSQL)

o Networking: VPC, API Gateway

o Messaging: SQS, SNS

o Monitoring: CloudWatch

· Experience with RESTful API design and development.

· Familiarity with version control systems, particularly Git.

· Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to debug complex issues across multiple systems.

· Excellent communication and teamwork skills.

Nice-to-Have Skills

· Experience with other cloud platforms (Azure, Google Cloud).

· Understanding of CI/CD pipelines and experience with tools like Jenkins, GitLab CI, or AWS Code Pipeline is a plus.

· Familiarity with microservices architecture patterns.

· Experience with unit testing, integration testing, and mocking frameworks.

· Understanding of security best practices in web development.

· Experience working in an Agile/Scrum development environment.

· Familiarity with Terraform for infrastructure as code (IaC) is highly desirable.