Senior Backend Engineer, Core APIs
Jobgether
3 days ago
Role details
Contract type
Permanent contract Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours) Working hours
Regular working hours Languages
English Experience level
SeniorJob location
Remote
Tech stack
API
Google BigQuery
Databases
Continuous Integration
Software Debugging
Programming Tools
Distributed Systems
Amazon DynamoDB
Elasticsearch
Internet Security
Node.js
Open Source Technology
Performance Tuning
Redis
Shell Script
Software Engineering
TypeScript
Datadog
Data Storage Technologies
Performance Testing
Real Time Systems
Snowflake
Backend
GIT
Cloudformation
Kubernetes
Information Technology
Data Analytics
Real Time Data
Vertica
Terraform
Docker
Redshift
Databricks
Go
Microservices
Job description
- Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend systems and APIs capable of processing large volumes of real-time data with high reliability and performance.
- Build, optimize, and enhance distributed services while ensuring seamless integration across platform components.
- Investigate complex technical issues through root cause analysis, experimentation, and performance testing to deliver effective engineering improvements.
- Monitor, debug, and optimize backend services to maintain system stability, scalability, and operational efficiency.
- Collaborate closely with cross-functional engineering teams to deliver robust, production-ready solutions.
- Participate in a shared on-call rotation, contributing to operational excellence and rapid incident resolution.
- Promote engineering best practices, contribute to a data-driven development culture, and mentor junior engineers to support their technical growth.
Requirements
- 5+ years of professional experience in backend software engineering.
- Strong hands-on experience with Go (Golang) and/or Node.js, with a willingness to work across both technologies.
- Proven expertise designing, building, and maintaining scalable backend systems, APIs, microservices, and real-time processing platforms.
- Solid understanding of distributed systems architecture, scalability challenges, and performance optimization techniques.
- Strong experience working with SQL databases and technologies such as DynamoDB, Redis, Elasticsearch, or similar data storage solutions.
- Proficiency with modern software engineering practices, including Git, CI/CD pipelines, shell scripting, and development tools.
- Excellent English communication skills with experience collaborating effectively in fully remote, international teams.
- Ability to work independently while contributing to collaborative engineering initiatives.
- Passion for mentoring teammates and fostering a culture of continuous learning.
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent practical experience, is preferred.
- Experience with Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, ClickHouse, Snowflake, BigQuery, Redshift, Databricks, Datadog, Docker, Kubernetes, TypeScript, Express, or dbt is considered a strong advantage.
- Familiarity with internet security, privacy technologies, open-source development, and asynchronous collaboration is highly desirable.
Benefits & conditions
- Fully remote position with the flexibility to work from anywhere in India.
- Opportunity to solve challenging large-scale engineering problems using modern backend technologies.
- Work within a globally distributed engineering team focused on collaboration, innovation, and technical excellence.
- Exposure to cutting-edge distributed systems, cloud-native infrastructure, and real-time data processing.
- Strong culture of knowledge sharing, mentorship, and continuous professional development.
- Participation in impactful engineering projects with significant ownership and autonomy.
- Inclusive and diverse work environment that values different perspectives and backgrounds.
- Competitive compensation aligned with experience and local market conditions.
- Flexible work environment designed to support work-life balance.