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Job Description - Backend Engineer




  • Help design, build and continuously improve the clients online platform.

  • Research, suggest and implement new technology solutions following best practices/standards.

  • Take responsibility for the resiliency and availability of different products.

  • Be a productive member of the team.






Requirements



  • 5+ years of professional software engineering experience as a Platform / Backend Engineer to build, enhance, and operate core platform services that empower delivery teams across the organization.
    This role focuses on cloud\-native engineering, DevOps automation, and scalable backend service development within a large enterprise environment.

  • Build, maintain, and continuously improve core platform services supporting multiple delivery teams

  • Develop backend services and automation tooling using TypeScript and Node.js (NestJS)

  • Design and implement GitOps\-based environment provisioning leveraging CI/CD pipelines, ArgoCD, Helm, and Kubernetes

  • Operate and evolve AWS and EKS\-based cloud platforms using Infrastructure as Code (Terraform)

  • Integrate platform capabilities with enterprise systems such as Salesforce, Netcracker, Storyblok, and internal APIs

  • Implement secure\-by\-default architectures, including secrets management, identity controls, networking, and compliance standards

  • Contribute to architectural decisions across distributed systems, container orchestration, and cloud\-native services

  • Enhance reliability through monitoring, observability, automation, and continuous improvement initiatives

  • Collaborate closely with Platform, Cloud, SRE, and Security teams within an Agile/Scrum setup

  • Strong expertise in TypeScript (mandatory)

  • Node.js and NestJS for service and platform API development

  • Bash or Python for automation (nice to have)

  • React / Next.js for internal dashboards (nice to have)

  • Hands\-on experience with AWS

  • Amazon EKS / Kubernetes

  • Docker and container lifecycle management

  • Helm charts and Kubernetes packaging

  • Terraform for Infrastructure as Code (AWS and platform modules)

  • Solid understanding of cloud\-native architecture principles

  • GitOps workflows (ArgoCD)

  • CI/CD pipelines (build, test, deploy automation)

  • Automated environment provisioning and configuration

  • Developer Experience (DX) tooling

  • Platform reliability, monitoring, and observability practices

  • Secrets and configuration management (e.g., AWS Secrets Manager)

  • Distributed systems and microservices architecture

  • REST APIs and integration patterns

  • Experience integrating Salesforce, Netcracker, or Storyblok (nice to have)

  • Exposure to complex enterprise ecosystems

  • Enterprise networking fundamentals

  • Zero\-trust and least\-privilege security principles

  • Secure coding and platform security best practices

  • Identity and secrets management

  • Strong backend engineering background with Node.js/NestJS

  • Experience building and operating Kubernetes\-based platforms (EKS preferred)

  • Hands\-on experience with Terraform and GitOps ecosystems

  • Running and scaling workloads on AWS

  • Experience in enterprise\-scale or large organizational environments

  • CI/CD automation and DevOps best practices

  • Working experience in Agile/Scrum teams

  • Strong understanding of algorithms, distributed systems, and system design

  • Proactive, autonomous, and comfortable owning platform components end\-to\-end

  • Strong communication skills with both technical and non\-technical stakeholders

  • Collaborative mindset with a focus on reliability and developer enablement

  • Ability to provide and receive constructive technical feedback

  • Strong analytical thinking, pragmatism, and business awareness

  • Capability to make sound architectural and technical decisions aligned with platform strategy

  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent practical experience

  • Agile Scrum team environment

  • Strong focus on Platform Engineering, DevOps automation, and Developer Experience

  • Part of a large\-scale, long\-term portals and web transformation program

  • Telecom domain with enterprise\-grade systems and complex integrations






Benefits



  • A challenging, innovating environment.

  • Opportunities for learning where needed.









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