Backend Developer

Plan A Technologies
United States
26 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Experience required
5 years minimum
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English
Job source

Tech stack

Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) Application Performance Management Data Integrity Relational Databases PostgreSQL Node.Js Query Optimization Software Engineering Software Systems Data Streaming System Availability Database Optimization
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Backend Production Code Front End Software Development Grpc Golang Microservices

Job description

Plan A Technologies is looking for a skilled and versatile Backend Developer to design, build, and maintain the core server-side logic of our applications. In this role, you will act as a generalist backend engineer, focusing on creating high-performance microservices, optimizing database performance, and ensuring seamless data flow. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to translate technical requirements into robust, production-ready code., * Design, develop, and maintain efficient, reusable, and reliable backend services and APIs.

  • Build high-performance, scalable microservices and define efficient communication protocols.
  • Design, optimize, and maintain relational database schemas, ensuring data integrity and query efficiency.
  • Identify system bottlenecks, optimize application performance, and ensure the high availability of core services.
  • Partner alongside frontend developers, product managers, and other engineering stakeholders to deliver high-quality software solutions.

Requirements

Please note: you must have at least 5+ years of experience developing with Go (Golang) and Node.js to be considered for this role., * 5+ years of experience professionally developing with Go (Golang) and Node.js.

  • Strong experience building high-performance microservices and defining efficient RPC protocols using gRPC.
  • Proven experience working with relational databases, schema design, and query optimization using PostgreSQL.
  • Excellent verbal and written English communication skills
  • Excellent organizational, problem-solving, and analytical abilities.
  • Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Initiative and drive to do great things.

About the company

Plan A Technologies is an American software development and technology advisory firm that brings top-tier engineering talent to clients around the world. Our software engineers tackle custom product development projects, staff augmentation, major integrations and upgrades, and much more. The team is far more hands-on than the giant outsourcing shops, but still big enough to handle major enterprise clients.

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