Key Responsibilities

• API Development: Design and implement RESTful services to support React front-end applications, ensuring secure, efficient, and scalable data exchange.
• Database Management: Develop and optimize database schemas, queries, and indexes using PostgreSQL (relational) and MongoDB (NoSQL) to support application needs, such as data retrieval for dynamic React components.
• System Architecture: Build and maintain server-side infrastructure (e.g., FastAPI, Django or similar frameworks) to handle business logic, authentication, and data processing.
• Integration and Collaboration: Work closely with React developers to integrate APIs, ensuring compatibility with front-end state management (e.g., Redux, Context API) and data fetching
• Performance Optimization: Identify and resolve backend performance bottlenecks, such as slow database queries or inefficient API endpoints, using techniques like caching, query optimization, or load balancing.
• Security and Scalability: Implement secure practices (e.g., input validation, JWT authentication, CORS) and design systems to handle high traffic and large datasets.
• Testing and Debugging: Write unit and integration tests for APIs and backend logic using tools like Jest, Mocha, or Postman. Debug issues using logging, monitoring, or profiling tools.
• Collaboration and Best Practices: Participate in code reviews, document APIs (e.g., using Swagger/OpenAPI), and stay updated on backend development trends and best practices.

Required Qualifications

• Experience: 3+ years in backend development, with at least 2 years working with PostgreSQL and/or MongoDB. Experience building APIs for web applications, preferably with front-end integration.
• Core Technical Skills:
• Proficiency in server-side programming (e.g., Python, JavaScript, or Go) and frameworks like FastAPI, Django, or Express.
• Strong knowledge of database design and querying with PostgreSQL (e.g., writing complex SQL queries, indexing) and MongoDB (e.g., aggregation pipelines, schema design).
• Experience developing and documenting RESTful APIs for front-end consumption.
• Familiarity with authentication/authorization mechanisms (e.g., OAuth, JWT) and API security best practices.
• Testing and Tools:
• Experience testing backend systems with tools like Jest, Mocha, or Postman.
• Familiarity with version control (Git), CI/CD pipelines, and cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, or GCP).
• Soft Skills: Strong problem-solving, attention to detail, and ability to articulate trade-offs (e.g., relational vs. NoSQL databases, REST vs. GraphQL).

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience integrating backend systems with React front-end applications, including optimizing API responses for React’s data fetching patterns.
• Familiarity with TypeScript for type-safe API development.
• Knowledge of containerization (e.g., Docker) and orchestration (e.g., Kubernetes) for deploying backend services.
• Experience with microservices architecture or serverless computing.
• Contributions to open-source backend projects or engagement with developer communities.

If you are passionate about building robust backend systems that power high-quality React applications and thrive in a fast-paced environment, apply today! We value diversity and encourage applications from underrepresented groups in tech.