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Senior Backend Engineer, Microservices Architecture
Posted 20 days ago
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Our client, a leader in innovative software solutions, is looking for a highly skilled Senior Backend Engineer to join their fully remote development team. This role is essential for designing, developing, and deploying robust, scalable backend services that form the core of our client's cutting-edge platforms. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record in building and maintaining microservices architectures, using modern programming languages and frameworks. Expertise in database design (SQL and NoSQL), API development (RESTful, GraphQL), and cloud-native technologies is highly valued. You will be responsible for writing clean, efficient, and well-documented code, implementing automated testing, and collaborating closely with frontend engineers, product managers, and DevOps teams to deliver high-quality software. We are seeking a proactive problem-solver with strong analytical skills and a passion for building performant and reliable systems. This position requires excellent communication and teamwork abilities to thrive in a remote setting. You will play a key role in architectural decisions, code reviews, and mentoring junior engineers. This is an exceptional opportunity to contribute to the development of groundbreaking software solutions and influence technical direction, all while enjoying the flexibility of a fully remote work arrangement. Your expertise will be critical in ensuring our client's systems can handle increasing demands and evolving user needs, driving innovation and user satisfaction.
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Senior Backend Engineer - Microservices Architecture
Posted 19 days ago
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Our client is a rapidly growing technology firm known for its innovative digital solutions, and they are seeking a highly experienced Senior Backend Engineer to join their distributed, fully remote engineering team. This role is crucial for designing, developing, and deploying robust, scalable, and high-performance backend services. You will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of their platform by architecting and implementing microservices, optimizing database performance, and ensuring the security and reliability of their systems. We are looking for an engineer with a deep understanding of distributed systems, a passion for clean code, and a proven ability to lead technical initiatives. As a remote-first company, strong communication and collaboration skills are essential. You will be instrumental in driving technical excellence and mentoring junior engineers within the team. This is an opportunity to work on challenging problems with cutting-edge technologies and make a significant impact on a global scale, all from the comfort of your home office.
Key Responsibilities:
Key Responsibilities:
- Design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and improve the software systems that power our client's core products.
- Develop high-quality, maintainable, and scalable backend services using modern programming languages and frameworks.
- Architect and implement robust microservices, ensuring seamless communication and data flow between services.
- Optimize application performance, database queries, and server infrastructure for maximum speed and scalability.
- Write comprehensive unit, integration, and end-to-end tests to ensure code quality and reliability.
- Collaborate closely with product managers, frontend engineers, and other stakeholders to define and implement new features.
- Participate in code reviews, providing constructive feedback to peers and upholding high coding standards.
- Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues in production environments.
- Mentor junior engineers, sharing knowledge and best practices to foster their growth.
- Contribute to the continuous improvement of our development processes, tools, and infrastructure.
- Ensure the security and integrity of all data and systems.
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
- 5+ years of professional software development experience, with a strong focus on backend systems.
- Proficiency in at least one modern backend language (e.g., Python, Go, Java, Node.js, Ruby).
- Deep understanding of microservices architecture, RESTful APIs, and distributed systems design principles.
- Experience with relational and NoSQL databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Cassandra).
- Familiarity with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP) and containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
- Strong understanding of software development best practices, including agile methodologies, CI/CD, and testing.
- Excellent problem-solving, debugging, and analytical skills.
- Effective communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work productively in a remote team.
- Experience with message queues (e.g., Kafka, RabbitMQ) is a plus.
- A proactive and results-oriented mindset.
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