M06 - Backend Engineer

Responsibilities

• 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 capabilities.
• Troubleshoot application and integration issues to ensure reliability and performance.
• Work closely with frontend engineers, data teams, and business stakeholders to deliver technical solutions.
• Implement authentication, authorisation, and security best practices.
• Support testing, deployment, and production operations.
• Write clean, well-documented, and testable code and participate in peer reviews.
• Maintain technical documentation and system design artefacts.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, stand-ups, and retrospectives.
• Support knowledge sharing across the project team.

Experience & Skills

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