About the role
- Design, develop, test, deploy, and maintain scalable backend services that power our products.
- Collaborate with product managers, front-end developers, and other stakeholders to understand and address business requirements.
- Optimize and improve existing systems for performance, reliability, and maintainability.
- Work closely with DevOps and infrastructure teams to ensure smooth deployment and operation of backend systems.
- Conduct thorough code reviews, focusing on best practices, code maintainability, and performance optimization.
- Design and implement data models for efficient storage and retrieval of large-scale datasets.
- Develop and implement strategies for data caching, storage, and retrieval, optimizing data access patterns for performance.
- Implement and optimize RESTful APIs for seamless integration with front-end applications and third-party services.
- Design and implement solutions for handling asynchronous processing, messaging queues, and event-driven architectures.
- Mentor and guide junior engineers, fostering a collaborative and knowledge-sharing environment.
- Stay abreast of emerging technologies, industry trends, and best practices, incorporating them into the development process.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- 6+ years of professional backend development experience in a product-based company.
- Proficient in one or more of the backend programming languages. [e.g., Java, Golang, Node.js].
- Strong understanding of database design, optimization, and management (SQL and/or NoSQL databases).
- Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to troubleshoot complex issues.
- Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively in a collaborative team environment.
- Solid understanding of software development best practices, including version control, code reviews, and testing methodologies
- Experience with designing and implementing RESTful APIs and microservices architecture