Associate Backend Developer

Key Role & Responsibility: Responsible for designing, building, and maintaining the server-side logic, databases, and APIs that power the platform, ensuring reliability, performance, and security: • Design and develop scalable, maintainable, and secure backend services, APIs, and integration components. • Design and implement scalable microservices and distributed systems. • Integrate with upstream and downstream systems, devices, and data sources. • Manage and optimise relational and non-relational databases, including schema design, query optimisation, and data integrity. • Develop data processing, transformation, and analytics services. • Implement application monitoring, logging, and observability features to support system reliability and operational troubleshooting. • Troubleshoot and resolve application and integration issues to ensure service reliability and performance. • Work closely with frontend engineers, data teams, and business stakeholders to understand requirements and deliver technical solutions. • Implement authentication, authorisation, and other security best practices in backend systems. • Support testing, deployment, and production operations activities. • Write clean, well-documented, and testable code, and participate in peer code reviews. • Maintain technical documentation and system design artefacts. • Participate in Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, stand-ups, and retrospectives. • Collaborate effectively with team members to deliver solutions and support knowledge sharing across the project team. Experience & Skills Needed • At least 2 years of experience in backend software development and building scalable, reliable applications. • Proficiency in at least one backend programming language: Python, Node.js, or Java. • Hands-on experience developing RESTful APIs, backend services, and integrating systems. • Experience working with relational and/or NoSQL databases, including writing queries, basic query optimisation, and maintaining data integrity. • Basic understanding of message queues, event-driven architectures, and system integration. • Familiarity with software design patterns, backend application architecture, and secure coding practices. • Hands-on experience developing or deploying applications on AWS. • Familiarity with containerisation technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes. • Experience using GitLab, version control, and CI/CD pipelines, with an understanding of Agile software development practices. • Strong debugging, troubleshooting, analytical, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively within a development team.