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 • Experience in backend software development and building enterprise-grade applications. • Strong programming proficiency in at least one of:PythonNode.jsJava • Experience designing and developing RESTful APIs and microservices, and backend integration services. • Experience with relational and NoSQL databases, including query optimisation, and data integrity management. • Experience working with message queues, event-driven architectures, and system integration. • Knowledge of software design patterns, enterprise application architecture, and secure coding practices. • Experience developing and deploying cloud-native applications on AWS. • Familiarity with containerisation technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes. • Experience with GitLab, CI/CD pipelines, and Agile software development practices. • Strong debugging, troubleshooting, analytical, and problem-solving skills.