Senior Backend Developer

Role Overview:

We are seeking a skilled and experienced Senior Backend Developer to join our dynamic team. The candidate will play a critical role in designing, developing, and maintaining scalable backend systems, primarily leveraging AWS and modern programming languages. The candidate work will directly impact our ability to deliver exceptional experiences to a significant number of users.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design and develop scalable backend solutions using AWS.
• Write clean, reusable, and maintainable code in Java, Scala, Python, or Node.js.
• Develop and maintain APIs adhering to standards like Swagger.
• Collaborate seamlessly in an agile (SCRUM) environment with product managers, business analysts, and designers to gather and understand end-user requirements.
• Stay up-to-date with the latest technologies, trends, and best practices.
• Deliver high-quality products that handle significant user traffic and loads efficiently.
• Implement reactive programming principles and leverage functional programming techniques.
• Develop reusable and abstracted code following object-oriented programming principles.
• Write comprehensive unit and integration test cases to ensure robustness.
• Architect and implement service-oriented solutions for complex projects.
• Manage both relational and non-relational databases effectively.
• Use Git for version control and collaboration.
• Contribute to a continuous delivery pipeline to ensure smooth deployment cycles.

Required Qualifications:

• 4+ years of professional experience in software development, ideally in a high-growth tech environment.
• Proficiency in Java, Scala, Python, or Node.js.
• Experience with API design and documentation tools like Swagger.
• Hands-on experience with agile methodologies (SCRUM).
• Proven track record of delivering scalable and performant backend solutions.
• Strong understanding of reactive programming and functional programming concepts.
• Expertise in object-oriented programming (OOP) and clean code principles.
• Experience with both relational (e.g., MySQL, PostgreSQL) and non-relational (e.g., MongoDB) databases.
• Familiarity with Git version control.
• Fluency in writing unit and integration tests.
• Experience working in continuous delivery environments.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field.
• Hands-on experience with Domain-Driven Design (DDD) and Command Query Responsibility Segregation (CQRS).
• Advanced experience with Scala or Python.