Backend Developer

Job Description

• Design, develop, and maintain robust, scalable, and high-performance backend services using Java (Quarkus) and C# (.NET)

• Develop and manage APIs (RESTful) for internal and external consumption, and coordinate and oversee the definition of API contracts for services

• Participate in the full software development lifecycle, from requirements gathering to deployment and support

• Contribute to architecture review and discussions for new services and feature development

• Assist in the debugging and integration of frontend clients, using a variety of technologies such as Vue.js and React

• Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize backend services for performance and reliability

• Containerize services for Kubernetes, and work with DevOps team to deploy, debug, and optimize backend services

• Implement secure and efficient database interactions and data storage solutions

• Participate in code reviews, ensuring adherence to coding standards and best practices

• Write comprehensive unit and integration tests to ensure code quality and reliability

Minimum Qualifications

• 4+ years of hands-on software development experience in Java, C# or similar programming language

• 2+ years of hands-on development experience designing and developing RESTful APIs

• 1+ years experience building and maintaining microservices in a variety of programming languages

• Demonstrated hands-on development experience with relational, SQL databases such as PostgreSQL and NoSQL databases such as MongoDB or Redis

• Proficient with Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) and Design Patterns

• Strong understanding and demonstrated proficiency in writing, debugging, and maintaining complex SQL queries

• Familiarity with Go, Elixir, PHP, or other languages is a plus

• Previous experience with Protobuf/gRPC is a plus

• Strong understanding and familiarity with message queues/brokers such as Kafka, Nats. IO

• Demonstrable experience writing comprehensive unit tests for backend code

• Experience with version control systems, especially Git

• Understanding of microservices architecture principles

• Familiarity with containerization technologies (Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes)

• Eagerness to learn and adapt to new technologies, especially Kubernetes

• Experience with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP) is a plus