Senior/Lead Software Engineer - Backend

Backend System Development

• Design, develop, and maintain modular backend components
• Build both synchronous and event-driven services
• Implement core infrastructure: dynamic configuration, service discovery, and system orchestration
• Build asynchronous processing pipelines, background jobs, and event-driven workflowsbr

API Development & Management

• Design and maintain highly-available API endpoints (RESTful, GraphQL, gRPC)
• Ensure API reliability, versioning, and documentation standards across services
• Implement rate limiting, caching strategies, and API gateway patternsbr

Database & Data Architecture

• Design and implement database schemas and data models (relational, document, or hybrid)
• Optimize queries, manage migrations, and ensure data integrity across services
• Work with data engineers on ingestion, transformation, and serving layersbr

Infrastructure & Deployment

• Work with containerized deployments (Docker, ECS, EKS) and AWS cloud infrastructure
• Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting for backend servicesbr

Collaboration, Code Quality & Security

• Work closely with frontend, data, platform, and DevOps teams to deliver integrated solutions
• Contribute to architectural discussions and technical decision-making
• Mentor mid-level and junior engineers on backend engineering best practices
• Write high-quality, well-tested production code with comprehensive unit and integration tests
• Enforce security best practices: authentication, authorization, encryption, input validation
• Conduct and participate in code reviews to maintain code quality