Backend Engineer – Advanced

**** Webcam interview followed by In-person interview *** Long term project Linkedin Must

Job Description Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and maintain production-grade software solutions using Java and/or Python on AWS.
• Build scalable backend services, APIs, and cloud-native applications.
• Write secure, high-quality, maintainable code and participate in peer code reviews.
• Troubleshoot and resolve production issues through root-cause analysis.
• Contribute to software architecture, system design, and technical discussions.
• Implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure-as-code solutions.
• Utilize AI-assisted engineering tools responsibly for coding, testing, troubleshooting, and code reviews.
• Collaborate with Product, QA, SRE, Operations, and Security teams.
• Document technical decisions and share knowledge across the engineering team.

Required Skills Programming & Development

• Java and/or Python
• Object-Oriented Programming (OOP)
• Data Structures & Algorithms
• Backend Application Development

Cloud & Infrastructure

• AWS Cloud Services
• Terraform
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
• Cloud Deployment & Operations

Databases

• Relational Databases (SQL)
• NoSQL Databases
• Data Modeling

APIs & Architecture

• REST APIs
• Microservices Architecture
• Event-Driven Architecture
• Service Design

DevOps & SDLC

• CI/CD Pipelines
• Automation Tools
• Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)

Security & Reliability

• Secure Coding Practices
• Application Monitoring
• Logging & Observability
• Error Handling & Performance Optimization

Experience

• 6+ years of software engineering experience
• Hands-on production support experience
• Experience working independently and collaboratively in agile environments

Preferred Skills

• Apache Kafka
• AWS SQS/SNS
• AWS Kinesis
• IBM MQ / Message Queues
• Docker & Containerization
• gRPC
• Automated Testing Frameworks
• Unit Testing & Integration Testing
• Test-Driven Development (TDD)
• Metrics & Distributed Tracing
• Modern Observability Practices