Backend Developer

• Design, develop and maintain scalable, secure, and high-performance backend services and APIs.
  
  


• Design and implement scalable microservices and distributed system architectures.
  
  


• Develop integration components connecting upstream and downstream systems, devices, and data sources.
  
  


• Manage and optimise relational and NoSQL databases, including schema design, query performance, and data integrity.
  
  


• Develop data processing, transformation, and analytics services to support business and system requirements.
  
  


• Implement application monitoring, logging, and observability capabilities to ensure system reliability and effective troubleshooting.
  
  


• Diagnose and resolve backend application, system integration, performance, and production issues.
  
  


• Implement authentication, authorisation, and secure coding best practices across backend applications.
  
  


• Collaborate with frontend engineers, data teams, and business stakeholders to translate requirements into effective technical solutions.
  
  


• Support testing,deployment, CI/CD and production operations while maintaining clean, well-documented, testable code and participating in Agile development activities.
  
  

Requirements

• Proven experience in backend software development and building enterprise-grade applications,with strong proficiency in Python, Node.js, or Java.
  
  


• Hands-on experience designing and developing RESTful APIs, microservices, backend integrations, message queues, and event-driven architectures.
  
  


• Strong experience with relational and NoSQL databases, including query optimisation and data integrity management.
  
  


• Experience developing and deploying cloud-native applications on AWS, with familiarity in Docker and Kubernetes.
  
  


• Good knowledge of software design patterns, enterprise application architecture, secure coding, GitLab, CI/CD and Agile practices, with strong debugging, analytical, and problem-solving skills.