Back End Developer - 6 Month Contract

Job Title: Backend Engineer

Job Summary:

We’re looking for a skilled Backend Engineer to join our tech team on a 6-month contract. You’ll help build and maintain high-performance backend systems using modern technologies, with a focus on scalability, reliability, and clean architecture.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design and develop backend services and middleware.
• Work closely with software engineers, architects, and testers to deliver high-quality features.
• Participate in code reviews and provide constructive feedback.
• Test and troubleshoot software using IoT devices in our lab.
• Identify and fix performance bottlenecks in middleware and platform layers.
• Stay updated with new technologies and integrate them into our development process.
• Communicate clearly with both technical and non-technical team members.
• Document processes and create playbooks/runbooks for team reference.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of backend development experience, including:
• 2+ years of hands-on experience with GoLang
• Experience with Java, C++, Node.js, Python
• Cloud technologies like AWS, Kubernetes
• Strong understanding of Go concurrency model.
• Experience with backend architectures like Clean, Hexagonal, or CQRS.
• Hands-on experience with PostgreSQL, NoSQL (Cassandra, Elasticsearch).
• Knowledge of caching tools like Redis, Aerospike, Memcache, Hazelcast.
• Familiarity with React.js/Redux is a plus.
• Experience with TDD (Test-Driven Development) and unit testing.
• Full understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
• Experience with IoT, navigation, mapping, and location-based features is a strong advantage.
• Able to work independently and take initiative.